Jean Philippe Rameau
Jean Philippe Rameau
Jean-Philippe Rameau25 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 is also considered the leading French composer for the harpsichord of his time, alongside François Couperin...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth25 September 1683
CountryFrance
Jean Philippe Rameau quotes about
firsts common cry
Emphasis on the common emotive or affective origins of music and words in the first cries of humankind undermines words.
majors
In f-major, c* is a sonority contained within the overtones of the tonic f*.
morality reason instinct
When reason and instinct are reconciled, there will be no higher appeal.
should-have principles mathematics
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.