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Something wrong?He made the bass viol sing in the court of Louis XIV, turning what had been a supporting instrument into something that could carry a room on its own - and spent nearly fifty years doing it at Versailles.
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SpotifyAlbums 24
LMLe secret de Monsieur Marais
LCLe Coucher du Roi: Music for Louis XIV's Chamber
LMLa Gracieuse: Pièces de Viole by Marin Marais
HAHistoires d'un Ange
TRThe Versailles RevolutionIn their orbit
About this person
Marin Marais was born in Paris on 31 May 1656 and studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully, often conducting his operas. He spent six months learning bass viol under Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, the instrument's reigning master. In 1676 he was hired as a musician to the royal court at Versailles, and three years later appointed ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole - a post he held until 1725. He remained at court nearly half a century, writing and performing. His son Roland became a composer as well. Marais died in Paris on 15 August 1728.
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