Round 5: Tossup 19

A school based in this city chronicled by Anonymous IV (“anonymous four”) promulgated early uses of ars antigua polyphony. A composer in this city gained controversy due to grounding harmony in mathematical principles in a 1722 treatise. According to legend, a composer died from gangrene after stabbing himself with a baton in this city. The (*) Art of Playing the Harpsichord (10[2])was a monumental treatise published in this city by a composer that titles a “Tombeau” (10[1])by a later composer.. Jean-Phillippe Rameau was a baroque composer who worked (10[1])in, for 10 points, what capital city that was home to the Notre Dame school? ■END■ (10[1])

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