Composition: Suite in E minor, RCT 2 (Rameau, Jean-Philippe)
| Title | Suite in E minor |
| Alternative title | Deuxième suite |
| Creators | Jean-Philippe Rameau (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | harpsichord |
| Number of movements | 9 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1724 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Allemande | — | — | — |
| 2. Courante | — | — | — |
| 3. Gigue en rondeau I | — | — | — |
| 4. Gigue en rondeau II | — | — | — |
| 5. Le Rappel des Oiseaux | — | — | — |
| 6. Rigaudon I - Rigaudon II et Double | — | — | — |
| 7. Musette en rondeau. Tendrement | — | — | — |
| 8. Tambourin | — | — | — |
| 9. La Villageoise. Rondeau | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Allemande (No.1) | violin and piano | Willy Burmester |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | 2 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone | Jacques Larocque |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | guitar | Stefan Apke |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | harmonium | Renaud de Vilbac |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | piano | Leopold Godowsky |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | piano | Ilmari Hannikainen |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | piano | Frédéric Wachs |
| view | La Villageoise. Rondeau (No.9) | cello and piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | selections | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2005 | 1. Allemande · view 4. Le Rappel des Oiseaux · view 8. Tambourin · view 9. La Vilageoise · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Muzgiz | — | 5. Le Rappel des Oiseaux · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Muzgiz | — | 5. Le Rappel des Oiseaux · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Durand | — | 5. Le Rappel des Oiseaux · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Carl Fischer | 1918 | 8. Tambourin · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | 9. La villageoise · view |
| view | Allemande (No.1) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schirmer | 1906 | Double - Complete Score · view Double - Violin Part · view |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | Arrangement for 2 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | Arrangement for soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score · view Soprano · view Alto · view Tenor · view Baritone · view |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 1998 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | Arrangement for harmonium |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | Arrangement for piano |
Boston Music Co. | 1906 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | Arrangement for piano |
Schlesinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | Arrangement for piano |
K.G. Fazer | 1927 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tambourin (No.8) | Arrangement for piano |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score (manuscript copy) · view |
| view | La Villageoise. Rondeau (No.9) | Arrangement for cello and piano | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Richard Siegel (harpsichord) | — | 7. Musette en rondeau. Tendrement (in Mi) · file 8. Tambourin (in Mi) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | Harpsichord (Gouin) | 1. Allemande · file 4. Le Rappel des Oiseaux · file 7. Tambourin · file 8. La Vilageoise · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Tambourin (No.8) | For 2 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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