José Marín (composer)
José Marín (ca. 1619–1699) was a Spanish Baroque harpist, guitarist, cantor, and composer noted for his secular songs, tonos humanos.
In 1644 he entered the Royal Convent of La Encarnación in Madrid as a tenor.[1] He was a priest and cantor of the capilla real under Felipe IV and Carlos II.[2] His career was marked by scandals and murder.[3] He was sentenced to prison but escaped to regain respectability.[4]
Works
Website: http://www.JoseMarin.com Songs
- Corazon que en prision possibly refers to his own imprisonment.
Theatre music
- music for zarzuelas by the dramatist Juan Bautista Diamante.
Selected discography
- José Marin, "Tonos humanos", Montserrat Figueras, Arianna Savall, Rolf Lislevand, et al. Alia Vox AVSA9802
References
- ^ John H. Baron, Daniel L. Heiple Spanish art song in the seventeenth century 1985 - Page x
- ^ Kurt Reichenberger, Ignacio Arellano Calderón 2000: homenaje a Kurt Reichenberger en su 80 cumpleaños 2002 Page 248
- ^ Javier Huerta Calvo, Harm den Boer, El Teatro español a fines del siglo XVII 1989 Page 413
- ^ Chase G. The Music of Spain 1959 Page 103
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