A composer from this country wrote a set of fourteen harpsichord pieces ending with the March of the Scythians. A composer from this country wrote for “low trumpet” in his D major Te Deum, one of his six settings of the hymn. In this country, a composer described the first instance of Common Practice harmonic analysis, “fundamental bass,” in his Treatise on Harmony. Eight unmeasured preludes by a composer from this country accompany a treatise called The (*) Art of Playing the Harpsichord. A composer from this country conducted by hitting the ground with his staff until he stabbed himself in the foot and died of gangrene. The third movements of Classical symphonies were based on a dance from this country, the minuet. For 10 points, name this home country of Jean-Philippe Rameau and François Couperin. ■END■
ANSWER: France (The first sentence refers to Pancrace Royer, the second sentence refers to Marc-Antoine Charpentier.)
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