Marin Marais
Marin Marais (Born: 31 May 1656, Paris, France, Died: 15 August 1728, Paris, France) was a pupil of Lully and of the viol player Sainte-Colombe. He was hired as a musician in 1676 to the royal court of Versailles. He did quite well as court musician, and in 1679 was appointed "ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole", a title he kept until 1725. He was a master of the viola da gamba. He wrote many short works for the instument and these were quite popular in the court. Only a few of his works were of any great length.He featured as a main character in the film "Tout les Matins du Monde", which was a study of the life of Sainte-Colombe and his music figured prominently in that film. One of his longer and most famous works, Sonnerie du Ste Genevieve du Mont de Paris (1720) featured in that film as well as an electronic version in the cult classic Liquid Sky.