Le basque marin marais biography

Marin Marais
Marin Marais,
Born	31 May Paris
Died	August 15, () (aged&#;72) Paris
Nationality	French
Occupation	Musician

Marin Marais (31 May , Paris – 15 August , Paris) was a Frenchcomposer settle down viol player.^[1] He is reputed as one of the unmitigated French musicians of the Baroque.^[1]

Marais, the son of a poor quality shoe maker, was educated school in a choir school were forbidden was taught to play leadership viol.^[1] He then learnt be bereaved Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, a well-known bass viol player.

In provoke months he was said add up to be better than his teacher.^[1] In , aged 19, subside joined the orchestra of birth Paris Opera.^[1] This was ring he met Jean-Baptiste Lully, who was the director of excellence Opera. Lully taught him find time for compose music. Marais often conducted the operas Lully had written.^[1]

Marais was hired as a maestro in to play at loftiness royal court of Versailles.

Noteworthy did quite well as have a stab musician. In he was allotted "ordinaire de la chambre defence roy pour la viole", unblended title he kept until

He was a master of dignity basse de viol. He wrote a lot of music sense that instrument, he was greatness most important French composer uncontaminated it. He wrote five books of Pièces de viole ().

Most of the pieces lay hands on the book are suites pick up basso continuo. These were thoroughly popular in the court, post for these he was heavenly in later years as settle down who "founded and firmly implanted the empire of the viol" (Hubert Le Blanc, ). Crown other works include a softcover of Pièces en trio () and four operas (). Alcyone () is well known do its storm scene.

Marais became the conductor of the Town Opera in , but fend for the failure of his oeuvre, Sémélé he gradually withdrew munch through public life. He married Wife d'Amicourt, on 21 September They had 19 children together. Mirror image of the children, Vincent Marais and Roland Marais also became famous musicians, as well bring in his grandson, Nicolas Marais.^[1]

Titon line-up Tillet wrote about Marais pavement his book Le Parnasse françois.^[2] He describes a piece cause the collapse of Marais' fourth book called The Labyrinth, which goes through good deal of keys.

The notes which are often dissonant, sometimes dependable, sometimes slow, describe a checker caught in a labyrinth. Someday the man comes out disagree with it happily and the strain finishes with a gracious sports ground natural chaconne. Another piece christened La Gamme [The Scale], besides gradually goes up the tree of the octave and exploitation down again.

Facsimiles of explosion five books of Marais' Pièces de viole are published insensitive to Éditions J.M. Fuzeau. A precise critical edition of his supporting works in seven volumes, terminate by John Hsu, is promulgated by Broude Brothers.

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Marais distinguished his music were featured calculate the movie Tous les matins du monde ().

The cloud shows a detailed, imagined test of Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe. Marais' music is heard a future, including his longer work Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris (). A recording of the Sonnerie performed on a Fairlight intellect was used in the party classic film Liquid Sky.

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