Jean-Philippe Rameau: His Life and Work

The definitive biography and critical study of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), this volume deals at length not only...
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Author: Cuthbert Girdlestone
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Language: English
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Jean-Philippe Rameau: His Life and Work by Girdlestone, Cuthbert

Jean-Philippe Rameau: His Life and Work

¥6,078

Jean-Philippe Rameau: His Life and Work

¥6,078
Author: Cuthbert Girdlestone
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The definitive biography and critical study of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), this volume deals at length not only with the composer's musical achievements but also with aspects of his life and work that made him one of the most important cultural figures in eighteenth-century France. Fascinating incidents include his central position in a musical controversy that excited the enmity of Rousseau, Diderot, and the Encyclopedists; his friendship and collaboration with Voltaire; and his position as the author of a treatise on harmony that endured for two centuries.
This critical evaluation focuses chiefly on Rameau's musical works, devoting entire chapters to his operas and ballets as well as his chamber music, cantatas and motets, and minor works. Additional topics include his links to Lully, his influence on Gluck, and the nature and importance of his acoustic and harmonic theories. Supplements include more than 300 musical examples, numerous useful appendices, indexes, an extensive bibliography, and a new Introduction by the distinguished musicologist and historian Philip Gossett.

Author: Cuthbert Girdlestone
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 01/15/2014
Pages: 672
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780486492230

About the Author
British musicologist and literary scholar Cuthbert Girdlestone (1895-1975) was educated at Cambridge and the Sorbonne and taught French at King's College in Newcastle from 1926 to 1960.American musicologist and historian Philip Gossett translated Rameau's Treatise on Harmony. He recently retired from his post as Robert W. Reneker Distinguished Service Professor of Music at the University of Chicago.


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