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Making of Music

A series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

A series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

The Making of Music: Series 1

The Making of Music: Series 1: Episode 18: Rameau and the Philosophes

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Episode 18: Rameau and the Philosophes

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Rameau and the Philosophes

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Paris during the 1750s was the centre of a clash of cultural ideas.

Paris during the 1750s was the centre of a clash of cultural ideas. James Naughtie on history shaping classical music.

James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music.

17/30. Rameau and the Philosophes.

Paris during the 1750s was the centre of a clash of cultural ideas, with music at the forefront. The Paris Opera House was the centre of the Battle of the Fools, where arguments raged about absolutism and enlightenment.

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Series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

Series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

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