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Rameau and Musical Thought in the Enlightenment - Cambridge Studies in Music Theory and Analysis Christensen, Thomas (University of Iowa)
Rameau and Musical Thought in the Enlightenment - Cambridge Studies in Music Theory and Analysis
Christensen, Thomas (University of Iowa)
This is the first intellectual biography of the French composer and theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau, who synthesised the vocabulary and grammar of musical practice into a concise scientific system, earning himself the popular title of 'Newton of the Arts'. The author examines Rameau's accomplishments in the context of the musical and intellectual thought of the eighteenth century.
348 pages, 34 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 16, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521617093 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 348 |
| Dimensions | 190 × 245 × 19 mm · 678 g |
| Language | English |