Composer
Marin Marais
French composer and viol player (1656–1728)
1656–1728
67 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1656
- Died
- 1728
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Place of death
- Paris
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Baroque
Biography
Marin Marais (French: [maʁɛ̃ maʁɛ]; 31 May 1656, Paris – 15 August 1728, Paris) was a French composer and viol player of the middle Baroque era. He studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully, often conducting his operas, and with the 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. 1750).
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; viol player
- Instruments played
- viol
- Genres
- opera
- Movements
- classical music; Baroque music
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 59270271
- ISNI
- 0000000110648845
- GND ID
- 119043688
- Library of Congress ID
- n81074744
- MusicBrainz ID
- c6ea915d-3441-48fe-b1ad-e832e1410ea7
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Cello, Piano, Viola da gamba, Continuo, Flute
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 2 of 2
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 59270271. Portrait: Workshop of André Bouys, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.