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Jean-Philippe Rameau: Clermont Cathedral
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Jean Philippe Rameau was born in Dijon on Sept. 25, 1683, the son of a provincial organist. It is presumed that he studied with his father, no other formal training being known. He was in Italy in 1701 and then served as organist for a time at Clermont-Ferrand. In 1706 he was in Paris, where his first collection of harpsichord pieces was published. Rameau dropped out of sight for nearly a decade, returning sometime about 1715 to his former position at Clermont-Ferrand. Here he wrote his famous Treatise on Harmony Reduced to Its Natural Principles (1722).
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Al parecer, de su segunda estadía en Clermont-Ferrand datan tres cantatas profanas de Rameau: “Médée”, “L'absence” (ambas extraviadas) y “L'impatience”, aunque no hay documentos fehacientes. De todos modos, sí se poseen los manuscritos de otras cuatro cantatas profanas fechadas en esos años: “Thétis”, “Aquilon et Orithie”, “Orphée” y “Les amants trahis”. Todas estas son obras para voces solistas, pequeño conjunto instrumental y bajo continuo. Estos fueron sus primeros ensayos en el arte lírico.
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Im Januar 1702 war Rameau vorübergehend als Organist an der Kathedrale in Avignon engagiert. Ab Mai bekam er eine Anstellung als Organist in Clermont, die auf sechs Jahre angesetzt war, von der er aber 1706 nach Paris zog und eng mit Louis Marchand zusammenarbeitete. In diesem Jahr veröffentlichte er seine erste Sammlung Pièces de clavecin. 1706 bis 1709 war er Titularorganist mehrerer Pariser Kirchen, für dieses Instrument ist kein Werk von ihm bekannt.
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On 1st April, Rameau is appointed again by the Chapter of the Cathedral of Clermont. He stays there until his departure to Paris in 1722. He had signed a contract for 29 years.
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