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Marin Marais

1656 - 1728

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Marin Marais (French: [maʁɛ̃ maʁɛ]; 31 May 1656, in Paris – 15 August 1728, in 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marin Marais is the 152nd most popular composer (down from 139th in 2019), the 684th most popular biography from France (down from 654th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Composer.

Marin Marais is most famous for his compositions for the viola da gamba.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Marin Marais ranks 152 out of 1,451. Before him are Gregorio Allegri, Alfred Newman, Darius Milhaud, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Paul Dukas, and Christopher Hogwood. After him are Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, François-Joseph Gossec, Léonin, Ottorino Respighi, George Enescu, and César Cui.

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Among people born in 1656, Marin Marais ranks 2. Before him is Edmond Halley. After him are Kateri Tekakwitha, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein, Nicolas de Largillière, Guillaume Dubois, Robert de Cotte, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, and Ferdinand de Marsin. Among people deceased in 1728, Marin Marais ranks 2. Before him is Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia. After him are Anne Marie d'Orléans, Christian Thomasius, Agostino Steffani, Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste Sofie of Neuburg, Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, Maria Aurora von Königsmarck, Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marin Marais ranks 684 out of 6,770. Before him are Chlodomer (495), Lucien Febvre (1878), Jean Nicot (1530), Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (-90), Robert Hossein (1927), and Paul Bocuse (1926). After him are Jean Jaurès (1859), Peter the Hermit (1050), Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760), Judith of Bavaria (797), Robert Bresson (1901), and Marie Tussaud (1761).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Marin Marais ranks 28. Before him are Maurice Jarre (1924), Daniel Auber (1782), Édouard Lalo (1823), Pérotin (1160), Darius Milhaud (1892), and Paul Dukas (1865). After him are Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760), Léonin (1135), Michel Legrand (1932), François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775), Charles-Marie Widor (1844), and Pauline Viardot (1821).

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