Jean Philippe Rameau — French Composer born on September 25, 1683, died on September 12, 1764

Jean-Philippe Rameau was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French composer for the harpsichord of his time, alongside François Couperin... (wikipedia)

Rhythm and sounds are born with syllables.
Emphasis on the common emotive or affective origins of music and words in the first cries of humankind undermines words.
Verse, singing, and speech have a common origin.