Nouvelles Suites

Just as one would expect of a man of good taste, Rameau penned suites full of style. His practice of hiding messages in works, however, must have irritated many a member of the nobility. Even noble ears would have had not trouble hearing the twittering birds in Le rappel des oiseaux, but the coquet village girl in La villageoise is not so easily audible, especially since etiquette forbad direct contact.