Roland Marais

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Roland Pierre Marais (* around 1685 in Paris ; † around 1750 there) was a French viol player and composer .

Roland Marais was the fourth of 19 children of the well-known viol player Marin Marais , several of whom were well-known viol players or teachers. Roland Marais was the most famous among them. He published two collections of works for viol, following the style of his father's works, as well as a teaching method for beginners. Johann Joachim Quantz , who heard him in 1729, described him as a skillful artist.

Works

  • Nouvelle méthode de musique pour servir d'introduction aux amateurs modern (1711, lost)
  • Règles d'accompagnement pour la basse de viole
  • Premier Livre de Pièces de Viole (1735)
  • Deuxième Livre de Pièces de Viole (1738)

Discography (selection)

  • Pieces de Viole, Book 2, Suites 1–4 (1738), soloist Petr Wagner with the Tourbillon Ensemble (Accent, 2009)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Music in the past and present , 2nd edition. Vol. 11, Col. 1026
personal data
SURNAME Marais, Roland
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marais, Roland Pierre (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French gambist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1685
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH around 1750
Place of death Paris