Jean-Féry Rebel was a French Baroque composer and violinist born in Paris in 1666 who was active at the royal court and in Parisian musical institutions from the late 17th century, producing operas, ballets, cantatas and orchestral suites. His music combines the French dance-based operatic and orchestral tradition with Italianate virtuosity and a willingness to explore unusual harmonies and orchestral colour, exemplified by programmatic works that depict natural phenomena.
