Marin Marais, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French composer and viol player
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Place of Birth: Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France
About Marin Marais
- Marin Marais (French: [ma??~ ma??]; 31 May 1656, Paris – 15 August 1728, Paris) 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. He was the father of the composer Roland Marais (c.
- 1685 – c.
- 1750).
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| Alternative names | Andre Boys; Andre Bouys; Andre Bouis; Bouys | ||
| Description | French painter and printmaker | ||
| Date of birth/death | 1656 | 1740 | |
| Location of birth/death | Hyères | Paris | |
| Work location | France | ||
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