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Jean-Philippe Rameau

Born

in Dijon, France

September 25, 1683

Died

September 12, 1764

Genre

Music

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Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French composer of his time for the harpsichord, alongside François Couperin.

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	Treatise on Harmony (Dover Books On Music: Analysis) 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1722 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works for Solo Keyboard (Dover Classical Piano Music) by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Classical Piano Sheet Music 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Indes Galantes 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Génération harmonique, ou traité de musique theoretique et pratique 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Boreades: Tragedie Lyrique it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1982 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Origine Des Sciences, Suivie d'Une Controverse Sur Le Même Sujet it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MISC 3 Jean-Philippe Rameau, Complete Theoretical Writings, in 6 volumes. Vol. I Traité de l'harmonie reduite 'a ses principes naturels by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Erwin R. Jacobi (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castor et Pollux : tragédie en cinq actes et un prologue / paroles de Gentil Bernard ; reconstituée et réduite pour piano et chant par Théodore de Lajarte. 1889 [Leather Bound] it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hippolyte Et Aricie by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Charles Poisot (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Démonstration du principe de l'harmonie servant de base à tout l'art musical théoretique et pratique really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Music is a science which should have definite rules; these rules should be drawn from an evident principle; and this principle cannot really be known to us without the aid of mathematics.”
― Jean-Philippe Rameau, Treatise on Harmony

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“Even nature is concerned, for it leads us to choose the third as the sole consonance which may makeup for the harshness of the dissonance. The third despite its imperfection becomes the sole object of our desire after a dissonance and gives new charm to the perfect chord. It is for this reason that the rule for resolving”
― Jean-Philippe Rameau, Treatise on Harmony

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“This is what Zarlino means when he says that the bass should proceed by separated intervals, for intervals cannot be consonant unless they are separated. Although Zarlino also says that the bass”
― Jean-Philippe Rameau, Treatise on Harmony

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