Treatise On: Harmony
Rameau was famously uncompromising about his theories. On his deathbed in 1764, his final words were reportedly a rebuke to the priest singing for him: . 🛒 Purchase Options
: Defined the three-note triad as the primary unit of harmony. Treatise on Harmony
: Argued that harmony is derived from natural laws, specifically string vibrations and the overtone series. Rameau was famously uncompromising about his theories
: Provides practical rules for composition, such as chord progressions. such as chord progressions.