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Therefore we well observe that the title of perfect cadence is attached only to a dominant that progresses to the main tone, because this dominant, which is naturally contained within the harmony of the main tone, seems, when it progresses to it, to return as if to its source.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Emphasis on the common emotive or affective origins of music and words in the first cries of humankind undermines words.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Verse, singing, and speech have a common origin.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Rhythm and sounds are born with syllables.
Jean-Philippe Rameau