Series · 9 Feb 2021Musicosophy 15. Plato, Rousseau, Hegel and musicRameau
Appears in 18 videos · 22 passages, 3 of them in depth.
What Dominique Pagani says
Dominique Pagani discusses Rameau mainly through his quarrel with Rousseau, whose "sworn enemy" he was. He regards him as a far greater composer than Rousseau: the music of Les Indes galantes has a power and subtlety beyond comparison with Rousseau's1, even if Rousseau's prose is more modern2. He sees him as the greatest French musician of his time and the musician of the established Enlightenment, while also hearing in his work the last flashes of the Ancien Régime, the "modern din" Rousseau denounced34. He also honours him as a theorist: his Treatise on Harmony is still an authority on tonal harmony5. He cites his harpsichord pieces as an example of the small French form, and mentions Debussy's homage to him and Marcelle Meyer's performances. He presents him as the model of the court musician John Lewis dreamed of. Finally, he notes that the French musicians of the 1820s are no better than Rameau, which shows that history is not linear6.
- 1Musicosophie 15. Platon, Rouseau, Hegel et la musique9 Feb 2021 · 58:40
- 2Musicosophie 3. Qu'appelle-t-on une musique moderne?3 Dec 2020 · 1:18:33
- 3Musicosophie 15. Platon, Rouseau, Hegel et la musique9 Feb 2021 · 1:00:17
- 4JOHN LEWIS - CLASSIQUE OU JAZZ ? • Pagani Parle Musique29 Jun 2022 · 1:36
- 5Musicosophie 11. Musiques modales et tonales24 Jan 2021 · 1:11:16
- 6Le Mal ou la "déconnaissance" de soi2 Dec 2024 · 55:15
Summary produced automatically from 22 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.
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Who is this?Jean-Philippe Rameau (; French:; (1683-09-25)25 September 1683 – (1764-09-12)12 September 1764) was a French composer and music theorist of the late Baroque era. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French composer of his time for the harpsichord, alongside François Couperin. […]
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Series · 9 Feb 2021Musicosophy 15. Plato, Rousseau, Hegel and music
Series · 24 Jan 2021Musicosophy 11. Modal and tonal music- 1:11:16Treatise on HarmonyGreat musicologist whose treatise still stands as authority on tonal harmony.
Season 4 · 12 Nov 2017#4.2 Angélique (by Nerval)- 28:58A musician of the established Enlightenment, the "connected" one; his music surpasses Rousseau's.
Season 13 · 2 Dec 2024Evil, or the "unknowing" of the self- 55:15French musicians of the 1820s are no better than him: history is not linear.
Season 11 · 3 Sept 2023Worldliness in Clouscard: Desiring what? Through whom??- 1:51:59The "modern din," according to Rousseau.
Talks · 29 May 2023Dominique Pagani: From the debauchery of sense to the orgy of sentiment- 1:59:31Le Devin du village is not by Rameau.
Series · 29 Jun 2022JOHN LEWIS - CLASSICAL OR JAZZ? • Pagani Parle Musique
Series · 7 Feb 2021Musicosophy 14. Mozart once more- 55:46A harmony different from Mozart's.
Series · 2 Feb 2021Musicosophy 13. Mozart restored- 30:20A composer superior to Rousseau; a great representative of French opera.
Series · 11 Jan 2021Musicosophy 8. Happiness and unhappiness in music- 16:08Pièces de clavecin en concertsCited among the authors of instrumental suites.
Series · 17 Dec 2020Musicosophy 7. The Greeks, myth and music- 53:33Rousseau's adversary in the musical polemic.
Series · 15 Dec 2020Musicosophy 6. The Jazz Variation... by Beethoven- 1:52:40Model of the court musician John Lewis dreamed of being.
Series · 3 Dec 2020Musicosophy 2. From Lévi-Strauss to Nerval on music
Series · 3 Dec 2020Musicosophy 3. What is called modern music?
Season 5.2 · 30 Jun 2019#5.8 Nature or Landscape?- 32:00As a composer, Rousseau is not comparable to him.
Season 5.1 · 24 Oct 2018#5.1 The philosopher's Odyssey: Revolutionary thought- 16:00Superior to Rousseau in composition, his sworn enemy.
Season 2 · 15 Feb 2016#2.2 Between crisis and war: Philosophising?- 20:51His small harpsichord pieces illustrate the small French form in music.
Talks · 26 Apr 2015The Music of History- 1:32:35cited with Lully