Essays About Rameau

Figuring Rameau

by Thomas Christensen 2014, as Gina Rivera reminds us in her posting from November 2014, was the year Jean-Philippe Rameau got his turn in the recent spate of composer celebrations. The 250thanniversary of his death spawned a… Read More

Tombeau de Rameau

by Gina Rivera NOTE: This is the first of two reflections on the Rameau year 2014. What could anyone possibly say to a composer dead some 250 years? Two international delegations have convened in 2014 to honor the music and life of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764): first during a… Read More