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Constantin Marin (27 February 1925 – 1 January 2011) was a Romanian award-winning musician, conductor and composer.
Marin was born in Urleta,
Biography
Marin was born in Urleta, Prahova County
Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third mos ...
, Romania
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. He was the founder in 1963 of the Madrigal Chamber Choir and had been its conductor and director ever since. He was well-known all over the world for his expertise on Renaissance
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music, Baroque
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, Gregorian songs and Traditional Romanian music. He was designated a UNESCO
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Goodwill Ambassador in 1992.
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