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Marin Marais was born on 31 May, 1656 in Paris, France, is a French composer and viol player (1656–1728). Discover Marin Marais's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Occupation soundtrack,composer
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 31 May 1656
Birthday 31 May
Birthplace Paris, France
Date of death August 15, 1728
Died Place Paris, France
Nationality France

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Who Is Marin Marais's Wife?

His wife is Catherine Damicourt (m. 1676)

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Wife Catherine Damicourt (m. 1676)
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Children Roland Marais

Marin Marais Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Marin Marais worth at the age of 72 years old? Marin Marais’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. He is from France. We have estimated Marin Marais's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Soundtrack

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1656

Marin Marais (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.

1676

In 1676 he was hired as a musician to the royal court of Versailles and was moderately successful there, being appointed in 1679 as ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole, a title he kept until 1725.

Marin Marais married a Parisian, Catherine d'Amicourt, on 21 September 1676.

They had 19 children together.

Facsimiles of all five books of Marais' Pièces de viole are published by Éditions J.M. Fuzeau.

A complete critical edition of his instrumental works in seven volumes, edited by John Hsu, is published by Broude Brothers.

Marais is credited with being one of the earliest composers of program music.

His work The Bladder-Stone Operation, for viola da gamba and harpsichord, includes composer's annotations such as "The patient is bound with silken cords" and "He screameth."

1685

He was the father of the composer Roland Marais (c. 1685 – c. 1750).

Marin Marais was a master of the viol, and the leading French composer of music for the instrument.

1686

He wrote five books of Pièces de viole (1686–1725) for the instrument, generally suites with basso continuo.

1692

His other works include a book of Pièces en trio (1692) and four operas (1693–1709), Alcyone (1706) being noted for its tempest scene.

Titon du Tillet included Marais in Le Parnasse françois, making the following comments on two of his pieces, Le Labyrinthe, perhaps inspired by the labyrinth of Versailles, and La Gamme:

"A piece from his fourth book entitled The Labyrinth, which passes through various keys, strikes various dissonances and notes the uncertainty of a man caught in a labyrinth through serious and then quick passages; he comes out of it happily and finishes with a gracious and natural chaconne. But he surprised musical connoisseurs even more successfully with his pieces called La Gamme [The Scale], which is a piece de symphonie that imperceptibly ascends the steps of the octave; one then descends, thereby going through harmonious songs and melodious tones, the various sounds of music."

As with Sainte-Colombe, little of Marin Marais' personal life is known after he reached adulthood.

1740

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).

2017

Urinary bladder surgery to remove stones was already a medical specialty in Paris in the 17th century.

2019

The title has often been interpreted as "The Gall-Bladder Operation," but that surgery was not performed until the late 19th century.