Jean-Philippe Rameau

(1683 – 1764)

Opera Omnia

Edited by the Societé Jean-Philippe Rameau | General Editor: Sylvie Bouissou

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) is one of the towering figures of the baroque period. An internationally renowned theorist and scientist, he left behind a large body of music, parts of which have until now never been published.

The first attempt to publish Rameau’s works was made in the 18th century by Jacques-Joseph-Marie Decroix, an ardent admirer who collected many of the composer’s manuscripts. This was followed in the early 20th century by a complete edition prepared under the auspices of Camille Saint-Saëns and published by Durand. This edition however remained incomplete.

Sylvie Bouissou has been systematically expanding the Rameau Opera omnia at CNRS since 1991. She founded an international scholarly committee as well as the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau, which received the support of the Fondation France télécom in 1992. Since 1993 the Rameau Opera omnia has been receiving financial support from Musica Gallica (Ministère français de la Culture, Fondation Francis et Mica Salabert). The initial volumes were issued by Billaudot (see the list of separate volumes). Since 2003 the edition has been published by the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau, with worldwide distribution entrusted to Bärenreiter.

For the first time the edition Opera omnia Rameau (OOR) is publishing all of Rameau’s musical works paying equal attention to scholarly guidelines and the demands of performers. It catalogues, explores and discusses every known musical, literary and iconographic source. All the stage works will be published with vocal scores (on sale) and performance material (on hire).

Further information
 

  • Detailed scholarly historic introduction by the editor (French/English)
  • Complete critical edition of the sung texts and music
  • Critical commentaries giving details of the sources and variant readings
  • Appendices devoted to sketches, first versions and rejected versions

Publication Schedule

  • Series I: Instrumental Music

    Ref. No.SeriesTitleEditorEditionYear of publication
    BA08879-01Series I, 1
    		 Works for Harpsichord solo

    		Score
    Series I, 2
    		 Concert Pieces for Harpsichord
    not part of the subscription    		Score
    published by Billaudot

  • Series II: Sacred Vocal Music

    Ref. No.VolumeTitleEditorEditionYear of publication
    BA08881-01Series II, 1Motets
    		Score

  • Series III: Secular Vocal Music

    Ref. No.VolumeTitleEditorEditionYear of publication
    BA08855Series III, 1Cantatas, Canons, AirsMontagnier, Jean-Paul C.
    Bouissou, Sylvie    		Score2008

  • Series IV: Stage Works

    Ref. No.VolumeTitleEditorEditionYear of publication
    Series IV, 1Hippolyte et Aricie, 1733
    not part of the subscription
    		Bouissou, SylvieScorepublished by Billaudot
    BA08860-01Series IV, 2, 7Les Indes galantes, 1735, 1743, 1751,1761Bouissou, SylvieScore2019
    BA08874-01Series IV, 3Castor et Pollux, 1737Score
    BA08866-01Series IV, 4Les Fêtes d’Hébé, 1739Denécheau, PascalScore2023
    BA08854Series IV, 5Dardanus, 1739Davy-Rigaux, Cécile / Herlin, DenisScore2015
    BA08853Series IV, 6Hippolyte et Aricie, 1742, 1757Bouissou, Sylvie Score2007
    BA08868-01Series IV, 8Dardanus, 1744
    		Herlin, DenisScore2021
    BA08882-01Series IV, 9La Princesse de Navarre, 1745
    		Score
    BA08852Series IV, 10Platée, 1745, 1749, 1754
    		Bartlet, M. Elizabeth C.Score2005
    BA08883-01Series IV, 11Les Fêtes de Polymnie, 1745
    		Score
    BA08859-01Series IV, 12Le Temple de la gloire, 1745, 1746Dubruque, JulienScore2020
    BA08876-01Series IV, 13Les Fêtes de Ramire, 1745
    		Dubruque, JulienScore2025
    BA08858Series IV, 14Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l'Amour, 1745
    		Soury, ThomasScore2014
    BA08856Series IV, 15Zaïs, 1748
    		Sadler, GrahamScore2011
    BA08861-01Series IV, 16Pigmalion, 1748
    		Berton-Blivet, NathalieScore2019
    BA08871Series IV, 17Les Surprises de l’amour, 1748
    		Score
    BA08857Series IV, 18Naïs, 1749
    		Denécheau, PascalScore2018
    Series IV, 19Zoroastre, 1749
    not part of the subscription
    		Scorepublished by Billaudot
    BA08878-01Series IV, 20La Guirlande, 1751
    		Score
    Series IV, 21Acante et Céphise, 1751
    not part of the subscription
    		Fajon, RobertScorepublished by Billaudot
    BA08862Series IV, 22Daphnis et Églé, 1753
    		Kocevar, ÉrikScore2016
    BA08864-01Series IV, 23Castor et Pollux, 1754Herlin, DenisScore2022
    BA08863-01Series IV, 24La Naissance d’Osiris, 1754Thompson, Shirley
    in collaboration with
    Sadler, Graham    		Score2024
    BA08851Series IV, 25Anacréon, 1754Williams, Jonathan Huw Score2004
    BA08867Series IV, 26Zoroastre, 1756Sadler, GrahamScore2022
    BA08863-01Series IV, 27Les Surprises de l’amour, 1757, 1758
    not part of the subscription
    		Bouissou, SylvieScorepublished by Billaudot
    BA08870-01Series IV, 28Les Paladins, 1760
    		Soury, ThomasScore2020
    BA08865-01Series IV, 29Les Boréades, 1763
    		Bouissou, SylvieScore2024
    BA08872-01Series IV, 31Zéphire
    		Berton-Blivet, NathalieScore2023

  • Series V: Fragments, Incomplete Works and Works of Doubtful Authenticity

    Ref. No.VolumeTitleEditorEditionYear of publication
    BA08869-01Series V, 1IoSoury, ThomasScore2023
    Series V, 2Sacred and Secular Vocal Music, Stage Works
    		Score

  • Series VI: Research Material (not part of the subscription)

    Ref. No.VolumeTitleEditorEditionYear of publication
    Series VI, 1Catalogue thématique des œuvres musicales (5 Bde.)
    not part of the subscription
    		in preparation
    Series VI, 1/1Musique instrumentale
    Musique vocale religieuse et profane
    not part of the subscription    		2007
    Series VI, 1/2Livrets
    not part of the subscription    		2003
    Series VI, 1/3Musique dramatique, 1re partie, d’Acante et Céphise à Hippolyte et Aricie
    not part of the subscription    		2012
    Series VI, 1/4Musique dramatique, 2e partie, des Indes galantes à Zoroastre
    not part of the subscription
    Series VI, 1/5Sources bibliographiques et index
    not part of the subscription
    Series VI, 2Manuscrits autographes
    not part of the subscription
    Series VI, 3Filigranes
    not part of the subscription
    Series VI, 4Textes pédagogiques et esthétiques
    not part of the subscription
    Serie VI, 5–6Rameau, du texte à l’image (Archive et iconographie sur la vie et les œuvres de Rameau)
    not part of the subscription
    Series VI, 7Miscellanea
    not part of the subscription
    BA08850Series VI, 7/1Principes éditoriaux ou Petit traité d’édition critique
    not part of the subscription    		Bouissou, Sylvie 2006
    Series VI, 7/2Dictionnaire des copistes des œuvres de Rameau sou l’Ancien Régime
    not part of the subscription
    Series VI, 7/3Errata (online)
    not part of the subscription
    Series VI, 7/4 Complément à Catalogue thématique des œuvres musicales
    not part of the subscription

Subscription Guidelines

The following purchase options are available for this series:

Purchase of individual volumes at retail sales prices.
Full subscription (a price advantage of approx. 20%),
partial subscription of series IV, Stage Works (a price advantage of approx. 15%).

For further information, please contact customer service.

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