Marin Marais (1656-1728)

__NEWSECTIONLINK__

Introduction
Marin Marais was a French composer during the Boroque era. Marais spent most of his life living in Paris and study string composition. He was appointed Ordinaire de la Musique de la Chambre du Roi in 1685 as part of the royal service under Louis XIV. Not much information is available on the life of Marais and what is was provided by Titon du Tillet. Titon told sources that as a child, Marais studied upright bass from Hotman and Sainte-Colombe. In 1685, Marais became a member of the royal orchestra and orchestra of the Acadèmie Royale de Musique which sparked his desire for a long life of performance and composition.

Works
Rondeau

At the Alba Film Festival, a rondeau by Marais was performed. Throughout the film "All the World's Mornings", little excerpts of compositions by composers featured in the film was played by two cellists. The piece was light and the round was well-executed. The film was told through the eyes of Marais to represent the traumatic times they went through.