Raimond

i. (ri-é-mén’-dé), (1) Ignazio, Naples, 1733—1813; violinist and composer. (2) P., Rome, Dec. 20, 1786—Oct. 30, 1853; extraordinary contrapuntist, rivalling the ancient masters in ingenuity; prof. of cpt., and cond. at St. Peter’s; prod. 62 operatic works and 21 ballets, 4 ma es w. orch. and 5 oratorios, besides the monumental trilogy “Giuseppe’ (Jcseph) of 3 (‘Potifar,” ‘Giuseppe’ “Giacobbe’”’), performed at Rome, 1852 separately, then all at once by 400 musicians, producing such frantic excitement that the composer fainted away; he c. also an opera buffa and an opera seria performable together; 4 four-voiced fugues which could be combined into one fugue d 16, etc., incl. a fugue for 64 parts in 16 choirs; methods.