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Boreades Contredanse 1

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Jean-Philippe Rameau, Les Boréades (1763): Contredanse très vive (the opera's final number, end of Act V), arranged for string quartet in D (Rameau's key). v1, 2026-11-02. Source: Sean Brown's arrangement for 2 violins from the manuscript (IMSLP #417854), cross-checked against the manuscript full score (IMSLP #265547); Vln I = the tune, Vln II = the lower voice (or the tune an octave down), Viola = Rameau's basses et alto line, Cello = the bass. A A B B C C D D, da capo al Fine. The f/p echoes are Brown's suggestions. Rendered with sfizz + Virtual Playing Orchestra solo strings.