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He left us a certain number of operas where there is some harmony, scraps of song, some disconnected ideas, noise, flights, triumphal marches, lances, glories, murmurs, victories that leave one breathless, and dance tunes which will last forever. HE LEFT US A CERTAIN NUMBER OF OPERAS WHERE THERE IS SOME HARMONY SCRAPS OF SONG SOME DISCONNECTED IDEAS NOISE FLIGHTS TRIUMPHAL MARCHES GLANCES GLORIES MURMURS VICTORIES THAT LEAVE ONE BREATHLESS AND DANCE TUNES WHICH WILL LAST FOREVER
 marry their daughter. They shrugged their shoulders and laughed in his face, telling him he was mad. I saw it happen. He used to ask me for money, which I gave him. He got himself introduced, I don't know how, into some good homes, where he had a place for dinner, but on condition he didn't speak without first getting permission. He kept silent and ate in anger. It was really good to see him under this constraint. If he was seized by a desire to break this agreement and opened his mouth, with his first word all the guests would cry out "O Rameau!" Then his fury would burn in his eyes, and he'd go back to his meal even more enraged. You were curious to know this man's name, and now you do. He is the nephew of that famous musician who delivered us from the plain song of Lully, which we've been chanting for more than a century, and who wrote so much unintelligible visionary stuff and apocalyptic truths about the theory of music, none of which ever made sense either to him or anyone else.  AND MOTHER THAT HE WOULD MARRY THEIR DAUGHTER THEY SHRUGGED THEIR SHOULDERS AND LAUGHED IN HIS FACE TELLING HIM HE WAS MAD I SAW IT HAPPEN HE USED TO ASK ME FOR MONEY WHICH I GAVE HIM HE GOT HIMSELF INTRODUCED I DON'T KNOW HOW INTO SOME GOOD HOMES WHERE HE HAD A PLACE FOR DINNER BUT ON CONDITION HE DIDN'T SPEAK WITHOUT FIRST GETTING PERMISSION HE KEPT SILENT AND ATE IN ANGER IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE HIM UNDER THIS CONSTRAINT IF HE WAS SEIZED BY A DESIRE TO BREAK THIS AGREEMENT AND OPENED HIS MOUTH WITH HIS FIRST WORD ALL THE GUESTS WOULD CRY OUT O RAMEAU THEN HIS FURY WOULD BURN IN HIS EYES AND HE'D GO BACK TO HIS MEAL EVEN MORE ENRAGED YOU ARE CURIOUS TO KNOW THIS MAN'S NAME AND NOW YOU DO HE IS THE NEPHEW OF THAT FAMOUS MUSICIAN WHO DELIVERED US FROM THE PLAIN SONG OF LULLY WHICH WE'VE BEEN CHANTING FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY AND WHO WROTE SO MUCH UNINTELLIGIBLE VISIONARY STUFF AND APOCALYPTIC TRUTHS ABOUT THE THEORY OF MUSIC NONE OF WHICH EVER MADE SENSE EITHER TO HIM OR ANY ONE ELSE
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