Marin Marais
Born: 31st May 1656, Paris, France
Died: 15th August 1728, Paris, France
Nationality: French
Marin Marais was a French composer and viol player. He studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully, often conducting his operas, and with master of the bass viol Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe for six months. In 1676 he was hired as a musician to the royal court of Versailles and was successful there, being appointed in 1679 as ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole, a title he kept until 1725.
He was the father of the composer Roland Marais (c. 1685 – c.
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- Alcyone (4)
- Chaconne (5)
- Cloches on Carillon (5)
- Five Old French Dances (3)
- Improvisations sur les folies d'Espagne (4)
- L'Arabesque (7)
- La Gamme (3)
- La guitare from “Le troisième livre de pièces de viole” (6)
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- La Rêveuse (15)
- La Reveuse from Le quatrième livre de pièces de viole (8)
- Le Basque (16)
- Le Labyrinthe (4)
- Le Tombeau pour Mr. de Lully (13)
- Les Folies d'Espagne (from Pièces de viole, Book II) (25)
- Les Folies d'Espagne, 32 Variations pour flûte seule (24)
- Les Voix Humaines (22)
- Passacaille (4)
- Pièces de viole, Book 4: Suite No. 7 - Le badinage (18)
- Pièces de viole, Book 5 (4)
- Pieces de Violes, 3me livre: Suite in D major (4)
- Pieces de Violes, 3me livre: Suite in G minor (8)
- Pièces en trio (4)
- Plainte (4)
- Prelude (5)
- Rondeau (4)
- Sarabande (4)
- Sonate à la Marésienne (12)
- Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont de Paris (31)
- Suite from 'Alcyone' (4)
- Suite in A minor (5)
- Suite in C Major (7)
- SUITE IN D MAJOR (4)
- Suite in D Minor (13)
- Suite in E major (3)
- Suite in E minor (10)
- Suite in G Major (8)
- Sujet Diversitez (4)
- Tombeau de Mr Méliton (Premier Livre pour 2 violes) (5)
- Tombeau pour Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe (22)
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