Marin Marais (31 May 1656, Paris – 15 August 1728, Paris) was a pupil of Je… Read Full Bio ↴Marin Marais (31 May 1656, Paris – 15 August 1728, Paris) was a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Lully and of the viol player Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe. He was hired as a musician in 1676 to the royal court of Versailles. He did quite well as court musician, and in 1679 was appointed "ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole", a title he kept until 1725.
He was a master of the viola da gamba, and the leading French composer of viol music. He wrote five books of Pièces de viole for the instrument, generally suites with basso continuo. These were quite popular in the court, and for these he was remembered in later years as he who "founded and firmly established the empire of the viol" (Hubert le Blanc, 1740). His other works include operas, Alcyone (1706) being noted for its tempest scene.
As with Sainte-Colombe, little of Marin Marais' personal life was known after he reached adulthood. Marin Marais married a Parisian, Catherine Damicourt, on 21 September 1676. They had 19 children together.
Facsimiles of all five books of Marais' Pièces de viole are published by Éditions J.M. Fuzeau.
He was a master of the viola da gamba, and the leading French composer of viol music. He wrote five books of Pièces de viole for the instrument, generally suites with basso continuo. These were quite popular in the court, and for these he was remembered in later years as he who "founded and firmly established the empire of the viol" (Hubert le Blanc, 1740). His other works include operas, Alcyone (1706) being noted for its tempest scene.
As with Sainte-Colombe, little of Marin Marais' personal life was known after he reached adulthood. Marin Marais married a Parisian, Catherine Damicourt, on 21 September 1676. They had 19 children together.
Facsimiles of all five books of Marais' Pièces de viole are published by Éditions J.M. Fuzeau.
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@ChandraShekhar-wk2do
"Triangle of Sadness" brought me here. And I am thankful for it. So beautifully played.
@fullflowstudios
Same here
@EnsembleFantasticus
We'll add it to the watch list! Thanks so much for your comments!
@veroniquegasseau-dryer368
Me too ! I searched it then found it was the music of Tous Les mat ok NS du monde also. .
@leticiagerardo9747
Me too.
@jean-lucdion3116
Quelle sublime interprétation de ce chef-d’œuvre intemporel de Marin Marais !
Ça remue l'âme...
@Ataxerxes91
Juste magistrale interprétation des artistes de ce groupe fantastique, ils restituent à merveille l'esprit Français des XVIIème et XVIIIème siècles, le génie Français à nul autre comparable !!!!
@hergestthered5314
I'm so glad I stumbled upon Marais. The guy really composes some oddly modern pieces
@aurelienbourgue3897
Quel interprétation grandiose.
C est un délice pour les oreilles.
Bonne continuation à vous 3 dans votre chemin de vie.
Chaleureusement.
Aurélien.
@EnsembleFantasticus
Merci Aurelien! Un peu a l'avenir mais nous jouons en Perigord juillet 2024.... voulez vous venir?