Traité de l'harmonie réduite à ses principes naturels - Rameau, Jean-Philippe 1683-1764 (Paris Ballard, 1722)
I : Du rapport des raisons et proportions harmoniques -- II : De la nature et de la propriété des accords -- III : Principes de composition -- IV : Principes d'accompagnement
As a fundamental work in the development of Western music, it earned Rameau the reputation of being one of the most accomplished musicians of his time.The Treatise describes music and how to write it based on the tonal system used today. It uses the modern major and minor keys to teach readers what to do to achieve good-sounding music based on the 12 tone music scale.
The Treatise is divided into four books: On the relationship between Harmonic Ratios and Proportions, On the Nature and Properties of Chords; and on Everything which may be used to make music perfect, Principles of Composition & Principles of Accompaniment.
RISM B-VI p. 685
Bound in with Rameau's 'Nouveau système de musique théorique'
Ex libris John Kinloch of Killrie (plate) & F.W. Davis (plate)
bound in brown leather, marbled endpapers; very good state
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Music theory; Harmony; Basse fondamentale; France; ?-stemmig bc; Affilard, L'; arpeggio; artikulatie en bc; basse fondamentale; bc; bc volgt inhoud van zangtekst; Berardi, A; Brossard; canon; componeren; onbecijferde bas; Descartes; dynamiek en bc; emoties; fuga; gamba; gavotte; tekstplaatsing; temperatuur; tempo; herhalen van akkoord in bc; vingerzetting; Zarlino; Rameau, J.P._motet Laboravi partituur; rigaudon; kwint/oktaafparallellen; Loulié, E; luit; Lully; slagwerk; Masson; Mersenne; bc_hoogte van RH; bc_ritme in RH; regels in muziek