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Five Old French Dances
Viola, Piano Accompaniment
For Viola and Piano. Composed by Marin Marais (1656-1728). Arranged by L.T. Rowe and M.E. Aldis. Music Sales America. French, Classical. 30 pages. Chester Music #CH56366. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020564).
Les Folies D'Espagne
Flute (unaccompanied) - Difficulty: medium
Composed by Marin Marais (1656-1728). Edited by Hans-Peter Schmitz. Stapled. Music for Flute. Baroque. Solo flute book. 8 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA03311. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA03311).
Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve du Mont de Paris
Violin (flute), viola da gamba (cello) and harpsichord
For Violin (Flute) and Basso Continuo. Composed by Marin Marais (1656-1728). Edited by Reinhard Goebel. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Violin-Bibliothek (Violin Library). Classical. Composed 1723. 34 pages. Schott Music #VLB52. Published by Schott Music (HL.49012331).
La Folia
Cello and piano - intermediate to advanced
(Maurice Gendron Transcriptions classiques et romantiques). Composed by Marin Marais (1656-1728). Arranged by Maurice Gendron. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. 16 pages. Schott Music #BSS37779. Published by Schott Music (HL.49000946).
Suite In C Major
2 treble recorders (flutes, oboes, violins) and basso continuo
For 2 Treble Recorders (Flutes, Oboes or Violins) and Basso Continuo. Composed by Marin Marais (1656-1728). Edited by Gottfried Bach and Nikolaus Delius. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Sheet music. Originalmusik fur Blockflote (Recorder Library). Classical. 62 pages. Schott Music #OFB139. Published by Schott Music (HL.49011240).
Three Old French Dances
Oboe, Piano
For Oboe and Piano. Composed by Marin Marais (1656-1728). Music Sales America. French, Classical. 12 pages. Chester Music #CH01614. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020563).
- 5 books of pieces for viol and basso cotinuo (including pieces for 2 and 3 viols) (published in 1686, 1701, 1711, 1717 and 1725)
- 2 collections of trios:
- "Pieces en trios pour les flutes, violons et dessus de viole" (1692)
- "La Gamme et les autres morceaux de symphonie pour le violon, la viole et le clavecin" (1723)
- 4 operas:
- Alcide ou Le Triomphe d’Hercule (1693)
- Ariane et Bacchus (1696)
- Alcyone (1706)
- Semele (1709)
He was a pupil of Lully and of the viol player Saint-Colombe. He becomes a musician at the Versailles court in 1676. In 1679 he is appointed "ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole", a function he keeps until 1725. He was very highly regarded as a viol virtuoso and the numerous pieces he wrote for his instument were very much appriciated by the king and his court.