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Complete Works for Solo Keyboard (Dover Classical Piano Music)

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A contemporary of Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, and Telemann, Jean-Phillipe Rameau (1683–1764) was a notable theorist and innovator and the preeminent French composer of his day. The depth and power that characterize his music are in ample evidence in this volume of all 63 of Rameau's works for keyboard, published between 1706 and 1741, including such well-known pieces as "Musette en Rondeau," "Tambourin," "Les Niais de Sologne," "Les Cyclopes," and "La Poule." The music is reproduced here from the important and well-produced edition of Rameau's keyboard works edited by Camille Saint-Saëns. Because the composer attempted to use his keyboard as a sustaining instrument, these pieces lend themselves especially well to performance on modern pianos. Now today's musicians can enjoy Rameau's complete oeuvre for solo keyboard in this inexpensive high-quality edition. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications


Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 2, 1994


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 144 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486278476


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 76


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.33 x 0.3 x 12.17 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #960,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #371 in Music Composition (Books) #2,675 in Piano & Keyboards #3,819 in Piano Songbooks


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    • A treasure to have in my collection
How revolutionary Rameau is. Surely he was writing music without any kind of agenda and so his ideas shine without adulteration. This edition of his complete works for keyboard is a joy to own. If I could only have one book of music this would be it. I say this as a pianist. This is important because if I were to play this music on a harpsichord it would be unsatisfying and almost incorrect. It is clearly edited with the piano and it's sustaining abilities in mind. Saint-Saens edited this music and has romantic influence in his editing. I don't think the purist would like this edition very much. The ornamentation is handled with much liberty but only to more suit the piano. If you're a musician who plays everything and thinks you have heard it all you're in for a surprise when you play this music. Just when you think Rameau has started to settle into a typical, lifeless, established baroque styling of a motif he comes out of nowhere with such shocking revelation that you aren't sure what century the music came out of exactly; questioning if you're actually playing a French baroque composer or Scarlatti or Beethoven or Bach or some neo-baroque composer. It is best to not assign any labels to this music and just play it. It will speak directly to your musicality and emotional sense and provide a great deal of joy and satisfaction. You will wonder why you haven't been playing this music sooner or why no one is talking about it. My recommendation is when you first get this music, play the Sarabande on pg. 66 first. Those arpeggios are to die for and it speaks for the taste of the entire book, not to mention those brave and lush harmonies. You will instantly be hooked. Claude Debussy said "Rameau is the greatest french composer ever to live" and I agree. Rameau's music is all gold, no filler. You need to own this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2009 by Etherealnate
    • The music is beautiful. But the e-book presentation is so small I had to buy reading glasses.
Beautiful music and an historical feast for the ears. But the music appears to be presented as graphics images. One image corresponding with each page of sheet music. The problem is that it displays a full page in each e-reader page turn and these, then, are very SMALL compared to a normal sheet music presentation. For best results, I need to put the device into portrait disposition. But even then, it's quite a struggle to read many of the notes, especially the accidentals applied to appogiaturas. These are just about impossible to see. I've never used reading glasses before. But with the purchase of this book, I had to go out and buy a pair. Only with the reading glasses am I able to see that the accidental at top of 2nd page is in fact a 'natural' mark. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2013 by Estinea Marwiz
    • GREAT MUSIC PRINTED ON LOUSY PAPER
I checked an earlier edition of this sheet music out of the library and loved it so much I ordered it here from Amazon. Music is still great, but unfortunately the paper is too thin. It surely will wear out with heavy use. Perhaps all sheet music is like this now; I don't buy enough to judge. But I am disappointed. Maybe I should have "lost" the library copy and paid for them to replace it with this. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2021 by CXC
    • Rameau
Arrived on time and in excellent condition.
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021 by Fred
    • Rameau's compositions for the piano
Beautiful book of composer Rameau. Hard to play but great collection.
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2018 by Deborah J. Thomas
    • Five Stars
wonderful book
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2018 by gary a gallucci
    • delightful sighreading exercise
I would not call Rameau a great composer, because I apply that title only to a composer who can be profound and melodious at the same time. The dance partitas are profound, but a first-time listener could not make heads or tails out of them. Most of the other pieces are melodious. For example, there is the celebrated Tambourin (pp. 32-33). However, the more melodious pieces tend to fall quickly into the 4-measure scheme and the cookie cutter instrumental forms. But I'm not snobbish. These compositions are good enough for me, and I recommend this book to you. Most of the pieces are easy enough to sightread. There are, however, some difficult passages, most of which involve hand-crossing. A notable example is "The Three Hands" on pages 67-71. On page 48, there is a passage which requires playing a trill and a countermelody with the same hand. I played through the book in 4 1/2 hours. See how your keyboard velocity compares with mine. I especially liked the a minor gavotte (pp. 76-80). See how your tastes compare with mine. The pieces of doubtful authenticity (pp. 114-134) seemed authentic to me, but I don't know very much about French baroque music. See how your judgment compares with mine. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2007 by Thomas Robertson
    • Lovely
This has all the Rameau keyboard works you could ever want. Good binding, good print. Over all, very good book.
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2006 by Basso Profondo

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