Jean-Philippe Rameau (25 September 1683 - 12 September 1764) was one of the… Read Full Bio ↴Jean-Philippe Rameau (25 September 1683 - 12 September 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera, and was attacked by those who preferred Lully's style.
Rameau’s music is characterised by the exceptional technical knowledge of a composer who wanted above all to be renowned as a theorist of the art. Nevertheless it is not solely addressed to the intelligence and Rameau himself claimed “I try to conceal art with art”. The paradox of this music was that it was new, using techniques never known before, but it took place within the framework of old-fashioned forms; Rameau appeared revolutionary to the Lullystes, disturbed by the complex harmony of his music, and reactionary to the “philosophes” who only paid attention to its content and who either would not or could not listen to the sound it made. The incomprehension he received from his contemporaries stopped Rameau repeating such daring experiments as the second Trio des Parques in Hippolyte et Aricie, which he was forced to remove after a handful of performances because the singers were unable to interpret it correctly. So the greatest harmonist of his era went unrecognised at the very time that harmony - the “vertical” aspect of music - was taking precedence over counterpoint, which represented its “horizontal” aspect.
Rameau’s music is characterised by the exceptional technical knowledge of a composer who wanted above all to be renowned as a theorist of the art. Nevertheless it is not solely addressed to the intelligence and Rameau himself claimed “I try to conceal art with art”. The paradox of this music was that it was new, using techniques never known before, but it took place within the framework of old-fashioned forms; Rameau appeared revolutionary to the Lullystes, disturbed by the complex harmony of his music, and reactionary to the “philosophes” who only paid attention to its content and who either would not or could not listen to the sound it made. The incomprehension he received from his contemporaries stopped Rameau repeating such daring experiments as the second Trio des Parques in Hippolyte et Aricie, which he was forced to remove after a handful of performances because the singers were unable to interpret it correctly. So the greatest harmonist of his era went unrecognised at the very time that harmony - the “vertical” aspect of music - was taking precedence over counterpoint, which represented its “horizontal” aspect.
Les Niais de Sologne
Jean-Philippe Rameau Lyrics
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Adoration du soleil Dans la boutique triste et toute grise Tous les patrons parl…
Air de chasse Les guerres du mensonge les guerres coloniales C'est vous et…
Air de mussette Les guerres du mensonge les guerres coloniales C'est vous et…
L'Entretien des Muses La muse des fous Enfant, ce jour-là, j’ai bien cru partir, E…
Les Tourbillons Elle avait des bagues à chaque doigt Des tas de bracelets…
Les Trois Mains Les mains palmées sur mon piano Figé, je me sens tout…
Marche des Persans De bon matin, J'ai rencontré le train De trois grands Rois q…
Nais Non je n’ai plus peur Refrain : Non je n’ai plus peur,…
Sommeil de Dardanus Le vent a déshabillé Tous les arbres du quartier Le gris gag…
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Jeff J
Very nice rendition, played perfectly. I practiced and played this piece in the 1970s at college on a real double manual harpsichord. It was so much fun. I remember the piece taking a lot of practice, and hardly any other students were interested in the harpsichord.
Seek The Void
Man I kept repeating this, what a nice piece.
Pierre Sentenac
Les niais de sologne un titre évocateur que Rameau nous dévoile avec fantaisie, charme et délicatesse, l'esprit français du XVIIIème
est décrit avec un doigté harmonieux et mesuré par S.Ross...
Belle page musicale...
Carducci Marion
Bonjour Pierre, pourquoi trouvez-vous le titre évocateur ? Vous savez pourquoi Rameau a intitulé sa pièce ainsi ?
이정환
너무 아름답고 차분하며 마음을 정화시켜준 곡... 라모의 건반작품중 내가 가장 좋아하는 곡이에요
enricolippolis
Prezioso!
Никола Сурла
Needs more trills...
Salman Elle moudni
Its veri good
Salman Elle moudni
Nn je rigolej'aime pas trop c'est ma prof de math sic qui me l'a mit pour l'écouter on dirait haristocrate dans heus l'enfoiré
michel Goarant
Et toi , tu te prends pour un haricostrate ?