Description
'Les Tendres Plaintes' also comes from Rameau's 1724 harpsichord collection, offering a delicate contrast to more overtly dance-like pieces. Long-breathed melodic lines and subtle ornamentation convey a quiet, plaintive emotion. At an intermediate level, it requires careful shaping of the characteristic French Baroque agréments.
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Sheet Music
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About the Composer
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Jean-Philippe Rameau was a French Baroque composer and music theorist from Dijon. His Treatise on Harmony laid foundations for modern harmonic theory, while he also produced brilliant harpsichord pieces and opera-ballets. His music is characterized by dance-like rhythms and witty musical depiction. This site includes three of his works: "Tambourin," "Les Tendres Plaintes," and "Les Sauvages."
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