José Marín (ca. 16191699) was a Spanish Baroque harpist, guitarist and composer noted for his secular songs, ''

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.'' In 1644 he entered the

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in Madrid as a tenor. He was a priest and cantor of the ''capilla real'' under

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Carlos II Charles II of Spain (''Spanish: Carlos II,'' 6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700), known as the Bewitched (''Spanish: El Hechizado''), was the last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire. Best remembered for his physical disabilities and the War of ...

. His career was marked by scandals and murder. He was sentenced to prison but escaped to regain respectability.Chase G. ''The Music of Spain'' 1959 Page 103

Works

Website
http://www.JoseMarin.com
Songs *''Corazon que en prision'' possibly refers to his own imprisonment. Theatre music *music for

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s by the dramatist

Juan Bautista Diamante Juan Bautista Diamante (29 August 1625? – 2 November 1687), minor Spanish dramatist of the school of Calderón, was the son of a Portuguese mother and a Sicilian merchant of Greek parentage who came to Madrid some time before 1631. He began ...

Selected discography

José Marin, "Tonos humanos"

Montserrat Figueras Montserrat Figueras i García (, 15 March 1942 – 23 November 2011) was a Spanish soprano who specialized in early music. Figueras was born 15 March 1942 in Barcelona, Spain. After initially training as an actress she began studying early singing ...

, Arianna Savall,

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, et al. Alia Vox AVSA9802

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marin, Jose 1610s births 1699 deaths Spanish Baroque composers Spanish male classical composers Spanish classical guitarists Spanish male guitarists Spanish classical harpists Spanish Roman Catholic priests Spanish opera composers Male opera composers 17th-century classical composers 17th-century male musicians