François Martin (1727–1757) was a

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composer and cellist. He is said to have died at the age of thirty while in the service of Louis de Gramont, 6th Duke of Gramont. His works include

petits motets The ''petit motet'' ("little motet") was a genre of domestic sacred chamber music popular in France during the baroque era. It was the sacred counterpart of the secular cantata, and small-scale counterpart of the ''grand motet The grand motet (plur ...

. His works also include "Six Trios ou Conversations à Trois Pour Deux Violons ou Fluttes, et un Violonchelle. Dediés, à Monseigneur le Duc de Gramont. Gravés par Mme. Leclair. IIIe Oeuvre." He is to be distinguished from another earlier composer of ''

airs de cour The ''air de cour'' was a popular type of secular vocal music in France in the late Renaissance and early Baroque period, from about 1570 until around 1650. From approximately 1610 to 1635, during the reign of Louis XIII, this was the predominant ...

'' called François Martin who served as ''ordinaire'' to

Gaston, Duke of Orléans ''Monsieur'' Gaston, Duke of Orléans (Gaston Jean Baptiste; 24 April 1608 – 2 February 1660), was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a . He later acquired the title ...

in 1658, and published a book of guitar works in 1663.Les deux livres de guitare: Paris 1682 et 1686 Robert de Visée, Hélène Charnassé, Rafael Andia - 1999 "L' ouvrage de François Martin, Ordinaire de la musique du duc d'Orléans, paru à Paris en 1663 est le premier recueil français paru sous le règne de Louis XIV. Intitulé : Pièces de Guitairre, à battre et à pinser 41, il contient deux .." See "François I Martin (compositeur)" on French Wikipedia.

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* 1727 births 1757 deaths French classical cellists 18th-century French composers 18th-century French male musicians {{France-composer-stub