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In order to get out of the long contract, Rameau played really noisy, crumby organ until they let him go, and for twenty years afterwards he worked with the assistance of wealthy patrons in France. Later in his career, his highly dramatic operas and harmonically rich chamber music went out of fashion as the newer classical style began to take hold, with its simple harmonies and catchy tunes. - Henry B.Baroqueen720Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:29:06 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44793&rws=%2Fjean-philippe-rameau%2Fdiscography.rss Dad wanted Rameau to be a lawyer, though it soon became clear that he wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer: in fact, women laughed at Rameau's love letters for their poor grammar. So, at the age of eighteen Rameau left Dijon in order to pursue a musical career. After traveling a bit and working in France, he signed a twenty-nine year contract as an organ master for a cathedral in Clermont. 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