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Marin Marais (Born: 31 May 1656, Paris, France, Died: 15 August 1728, Paris, France) was a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Lully and of the viol player Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe. He was hired as a musician within 1676 to the royal court of Versailles. He did quite easily when court musician, & within 1679 was appointed "ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole", the title he saved until 1725. He was an expert of the viola da gamba, and a leading French composer of viol music. He wrote 5 books of "Pièces de viole" for the instrument, typically suites sustaining basso continuo. These were quite popular around the court, & for these he wwhen remembered in late years as he world health organization "founded and firmly established the empire of the viol" (Hubert le Blanc, 1740). His more works include operas, "Alcione" (1706) being noted for its tempest scene. He featured as a central character in the film Tous les matins du monde (1991), which is an imagined life of Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, and Marais' music estimated conspicuously in this film. One of his hanker & best known works, Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris (1723) featured in that film also as an electronic version in the cult classic Liquid Sky. Facsimiles of 100% 5 books of "Pièces de viole" come published by Éditions J.M. Fuzeau.
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Marin Marais (1656-1728) Library of Congress citations. Marin Marais Recommendations from the Classical Net Basic Repertoire List with portrait. Classical Music Archives: Marais Music files offered in MIDI format. Marais, Marin Brief biography focusing on his playing and writing for the bass viol from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. Marin Marais Filmography listing motion pictures using his music, including Tous le matins du monde, based in part on his life. Marin Marais (1656-1728) Brief biographical sketch, caricature, summary of operas and instrumental works, and Naxos discography. Marin Marais Noted works, summary of life, links, and portrait from the Classical Composers Database. Marin Marais Introduction, detailed biography, group portrait with La Barre and others, and discography. Marin Marais Works, biography, audio clips, examinations of his compositions, information on the viola de gamba, and links to related material. Marin Marais Biography, portrait from his youth, internal links to period material, and partial discography from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program. |
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