Definition of Rameau

1. Noun. French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764).

Exact synonyms: Jean-philippe Rameau
Generic synonyms: Composer

Definition of Rameau

1. Proper noun. (surname from=French dot=) of French origin. Widely known as the surname of the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rameau

Ramayana
Ramaytush
Rambabu
Rambha
Rambino
Rambinos
Rambo
Rambo knife
Rambo knifes
Rambouillet
Rambourg's chromic acid-phosphotungstic acid stain
Rambourg's stains
Ramean
Rameans
Rameau (current term)
Rameses
Rameses II
Rameses the Great
Ramesh
Ramesses
Ramesses II
Ramesses the Great
Ramist
Ramists
Ramman
Ramon Lully
Ramon y Cajal
Ramona
Ramos gin fizz

Literary usage of Rameau

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Famous Composers and Their Works by John Knowles Paine, Theodore Thomas, Karl Klauser (1891)
"A statue has been erected to the memory of Rameau in his native town of Dijon, ... TRIUMPH OF Rameau. From a rare engraving by Fessard. ..."

2. Bulletin (Geological Survey of Western Australia). by Geological Survey of Western Australia (1890)
"Rameau taillé à 2 yeux et 1 bouton. — 3. — Rameau taillé à '2 boutons et. 1 œil. - 4. — Rameau taillé à 2 boutons. — 5. — Rameau taillé à 3 boutons mixtes. ..."

3. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1873)
"replied Rameau with a look quite as unpleasant as his interlocutor's was lively. "I want M. Rameau." "Well, I am M. Rameau." In an instant the countenance ..."

4. The Appreciation of Music by Thomas Whitney Surette, Daniel Gregory Mason (1907)
"I, contains another interesting experiment in the variation form, a "Gavotte and Variations" by Rameau (1683-1764). The opening phrase of this Gavotte runs ..."

5. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians by Theodore Baker (1919)
"... and Chefs- d'œuvre classiques de Г opéra français, including vocal scores of Lully's Armide, Psyché, and Thésée, besides operas by Campra, Rameau, ..."

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