Marin Marais
French composer and viol player (1656–1728)
Died aged 72GeminiFrance
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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Career highlights
Genres
- opera
Instruments
- viol
Family
- Children
- Roland Marais
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- Marin Marais died on August 15, 1728 at the age of 72.
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- Marin Marais was born on May 31, 1656.
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- Marin Marais was born in Paris.
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- Marin Marais's zodiac sign is Gemini.
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- Marin Marais is a citizen of France.
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- Marin Marais is known as composer, viol player.
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- Wikidata lists 1 child of Marin Marais.
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