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Definition of Rameau
1. Noun. French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764).
Definition of Rameau
1. Proper noun. (surname from=French dot=) of French origin. Widely known as the surname of the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). ¹
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Literary usage of Rameau
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Famous Composers and Their Works by John Knowles Paine, Theodore Thomas, Karl Klauser (1891)
"A statue has been erected to the memory of Rameau in his native town of Dijon,
... TRIUMPH OF Rameau. From a rare engraving by Fessard. ..."
2. Bulletin (Geological Survey of Western Australia). by Geological Survey of Western Australia (1890)
"Rameau taillé à 2 yeux et 1 bouton. — 3. — Rameau taillé à '2 boutons et. 1 œil.
- 4. — Rameau taillé à 2 boutons. — 5. — Rameau taillé à 3 boutons mixtes. ..."
3. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1873)
"replied Rameau with a look quite as unpleasant as his interlocutor's was lively.
"I want M. Rameau." "Well, I am M. Rameau." In an instant the countenance ..."
4. The Appreciation of Music by Thomas Whitney Surette, Daniel Gregory Mason (1907)
"I, contains another interesting experiment in the variation form, a "Gavotte and
Variations" by Rameau (1683-1764). The opening phrase of this Gavotte runs ..."
5. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians by Theodore Baker (1919)
"... and Chefs- d'œuvre classiques de Г opéra français, including vocal scores of
Lully's Armide, Psyché, and Thésée, besides operas by Campra, Rameau, ..."
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