Marin Marais
Marin Marais (1656-1728) 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. In 1676 he was hired as a musician to the royal court of Versailles and was moderately successful there, being appointed in 1679 as ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole, a title he kept until 1725.
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Marin Marais
Suites à deux violesPremier livre de pièces à une et deux violes, Suite à deux violes et basse continue en Sol Majeur
Les voix humaines (Transcription pour archiluth de Thomas Dunford)
Premier livre de pièces à une et deux violes, Suite à deux violes et basse continue en Ré MineurA 2 Violes Esgales, Thomas Dunford
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