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Les Tricotets, Suite in G, RCT 6 is a piece by Jean-Philippe Rameau from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- rondeau
- Baroque
- dancing
Also known as J.P. Rameau Suite en Sol Les tricotets; Les tricotets (Rondeau) from Suite in G, RCT 6.
History
Les tricotets opens Rameau’s RCT 6 keyboard suite with a recurring rondeau refrain. The suite belongs to Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin, published around the late 1720s. Bibliographic records differ on the exact publication year; the collection date does not establish when this individual movement was composed.
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What to listen for
An opening contour alternates with lower movement
Upper and lower-register material answer one another. Hear their dialogue within the first phrase.
The opening returns with its related close
Familiar material comes back in writing. Recognise the contour without inferring a Da capo command from the title.
Related contours descend toward another return
The later figures fall toward the opening recall. Follow their larger descending route.
The last recall reaches a lower close
The opening returns once more before the final lower response. Hear the active music beneath upper gaps.
How to practise it
Follow the opening moving voice through its cross-staff route.
- Hear each figure as one line.
- Preserve the quiet inactive layer.
- Notice the third label's changed voice.
How hard is it
Buoyant rondeau gestures require steady rhythmic grouping, coordinated articulation and characterful contrasts between returning and contrasting material.
About this piece
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- musescore.com
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