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Marin Marais
Composer
1656 – 1728
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Who was Marin Marais?
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. 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.
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- Born
- May 31, 1656
Paris - Also known as
- Marais, Marin
- Spouses
- Catherine Damicourt
(1676/09/21 - )
- Catherine Damicourt
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 15, 1728
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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