September 25 - Jean-Philippe Rameau; Glenn Gould (The Musical Birthday Series)

Jean-Philippe Rameau (25 September 1683 – 12 September 1764) was an important composer and music theorist.

Glenn Gould (25 September 1932 – 4 October 1982) was a legendary Canadian pianist.

Fundamentals

In the 1720s, Rameau

Showed laudable get up and go.

To start off his career he

Published his theory

Of harmony heard from below.

Odd Man Out

Glenn Gould was decidedly odd,

It wasn’t a pose or facade.

He had not a trace

Of polish or grace,

And yet he could play like a god.




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