On that track i thought the viol was too low in the mix. Marin marais composer 16561728 play or download midi files from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Marin marais, baptized march 31, 1656, parisdied aug. The first book, published in 1686, cnotains a dozen suites, two of which are scored for two bass viols and continuo. The notes which are often dissonant, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, describe a man caught in a labyrinth. And, indeed, there is nothing left wanting in these performances. This set of pieces from the five books of marais is in some ways never likely to be surpassed. Marin marais married a parisian, catherine damicourt, on 21 september 1676. He studied composition with jeanbaptiste lully, often conducting his operas, and with master of. These were quite popular in the court, and for these he was remembered in later years as he who founded and firmly established the empire of the viol hubert le blanc, 1740.
Only the brother of vincent, a priest, is a higher social background. The sun kings paradise les elemens celebrates the music of the parisian court at versailles with music by the great rebel and marais. He was hired as a musician in 1676 to the royal court of versailles. Marais, the son of a poor shoe maker, was educated in a choir school were he was taught to play the viol.
Marin marais was famous because of the french movie. An unremitting teacher, he was also the publisher of his own music and invented special signs to notate certain ornaments for the viol. Marin marais works for viola da gamba xvii th century. Marin marais, player of the viola da gamba and pupil of saintecolombe, has won much wider modern fame through the cinema he and his music were strongly featured in the 1991 film tous les matins du monde. It also features a very moving tombeau for monsieur meliton, probably one of marais s teachers, and a set of. Excellent performances by one of the best known viola da gamba players of the moment, rainer zipperling, seconded by harpsichord veteran pieterjan belder. Marin marais bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. All 25 recordings 6 naxos 21 s scores 14 p parts 10 a arrangements and transcriptions 14 ariane et bacchus. He is regarded as one of the great french musicians of the baroque. Marin marais, french composer who was also a celebrated virtuoso of the viola da gamba.
Corelli brought this instruments technique to a peak of perfection. Marin marais 31 may 1656, paris 15 august 1728, paris was a french composer and viol player. In fact, marais was a the legend of french viole, especial we could get his value from this cd. The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This new recording presents the 5th book, the most daring and original of all. In musical variety and range of instrumental expression, they stand alone in the contributions to the literature for that instrument. Marin marais composer 16561728 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Titon du tillet wrote about marais in his book le parnasse francois. Marin marais 16561728 pieces a une et a deux violes book i chaconne performed by john dornenburg, viola da gamba marin marais was a french composer and viol player. He describes a piece from marais fourth book called the labyrinth, which goes through lots of keys. Score, score only basstreble clef in basso, basso, 2. With pascal colasse he directed the orchestra of the royal academy of music. Le parnasse francois is an invaluable source of information concerning poets and musicians of this period.
As with saintecolombe, little of marin marais personal life is known after he reached adulthood. Marin marais was a master of the viol, and the leading french composer of music for the instrument. Marin marais dr david c f wright gerald hayes, in his important book on viols and other bowed instruments published in 1930, was, i think, the first to suggest that marais was a composer whose gifts, were they but fully appreciated by his countrymen, should set his name beside that of couperin, at the head of french music. Marin marais was the central figure in the french school of bassviol composers. Marin marais simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Genevieve in english, is a work by marin marais written in 1723 for viol, violin and harpsichord with basso continuo. Transcribing the gamba music of marin marais to the guitar. Marin marais left a vast output of suites for the viola da gamba, in total five books. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with. He published several books of viol music, a genre in. Complete works posted by nabob on june 5, 20 pieces for 1 and 2 viols, book i august 20, 1686, only solo viols, march 1, 1689, first published with associated basso continuo. Marin marais 31 may 165615 august 1728 was a violist and violist musician playing the viola da gamba and french composer of the baroque period. Introduction one of the most important representatives of the french baroque style, marin marais 16561728 was a virtuoso gamba player fr.
Each set provides several choices for a pleasing suc cession of contrasting. Marin marais 16561728 biography, wikipedia biography, hoasm pieces en trio edited by johan tufvesson for his sheet music collection suite 1. All the mornings of the world is a 1991 french film based on the book of the same name by pascal quignard. I think this is only my 2nd cd with marais music on it so i was interested to see if it was as good as the marais stuff on jordi savalls tous les matins du monde. He studied composition with jeanbaptiste lully, often conducting his operas. The character pieces of his last two books depict portraits, landscapes and little genre scenes in painterly fashion, and are an unsurpassed highpoint of the viol repertory. He studied viola da gamba and from 1676 played in the french royal orchestra. It is perhaps marais most famous composition that explores the various techniques of the viol, an instrument he studied as a.
Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Performed on the viola da gamba by elisabeth reed, with. In sheer numbers the books surpass the production of any other composer for the bass viol. He is regarded as one of the great french musicians of the baroque marais, the son of a poor shoe maker, was educated in a choir school were he was taught to play the viol. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sainte colombe, with whom he studied in his youth, is believed.
In his own time he was accounted the principal virtuoso of the day on the instrument for which he wrote a number of compositions. The 5 old french dances composed by marin marais was originally for viola and basso continuo. Transcribing the gamba music of marin marais to the guitar 1. Marin marais pieces for 2 violas da gamba 1st book, jordi savall track 17 2. Les voix humaines december 28, 2009 i checked out viola da gamba videos on youtube today and was very impressed with fahmi alqhai accademia del piacere, july 2007, aracena who plays the sarabande grave from book iii, no. Between 1975 and 1983, jordi savall recorded five albums including the most beautiful pieces from each of the five books of pieces for the viol composed by marin marais between 1686 and 1725.
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