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Information: Spending most of his life in service to French King Louis XIV, Marin Marais (1656-1728) was one of the premier bass viola da gamba players of the Baroque Period and a respected composer. Of his compositions, the viol pieces stand out, since he composed mo
Marais, Marin Sites:
Marin Marais (1656-1728) Marin Marais (1656-1728): Brief biographical sketch, caricature, summary of operas and instrumental works, and Naxos discography. (Marais, Marin) http://www.naxos.com/composer/btm.asp?fullname=Marais,%20Marin
Marais, Marin Marais, Marin: Brief biography focusing on his playing and writing for the bass viol from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. (Marais, Marin) http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=5727
Marin Marais Marin Marais: Laudatory overview of his life and works from Jean Rousseau at the Viola da Gamba Site. (Marais, Marin) http://jonathan.dunford.free.fr/html/marais.htm
Classical Music Archives: Marais Classical Music Archives: Marais: Music files offered in MIDI format. (Marais, Marin) http://www.classicalarchives.com/main-m.html#MARAIS
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Information: Spending most of his life in service to French King Louis XIV, Marin Marais (1656-1728) was one of the premier bass viola da gamba players of the Baroque Period and a respected composer. Of his compositions, the viol pieces stand out, since he composed mo
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