JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAURAMEAU, JEAN-PHILIPPEJEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU [* 1683-† 1764] Through their scope, originality, and influence, the writings of Jean-Philippe Rameau have attained a prominence nearly unparalleled in the history of music theory. Many of the ideas which shape modern analytical practice were established initially by Rameau. No scholar of tonal theory may remain ignorant of concepts such as the sonorous body (corps sonore) and fundamental bass (basse fondamentale), regardless of his…