Marais, M. (English spelling)

Japanese: Marais,M.(英語表記)MaraisM
Marais, M. (English spelling)

...By the second half of the 17th century, the treble, tenor, and other instruments had been completely replaced by the violin, but the bass viamba, with its wide range, unique tone, and other expressive power, continued to be used until the second half of the 18th century. The great Baroque composers Buxtehude, JS Bach, Handel, Telemann, Couperin, as well as French performers Marin Marais (1656-1728), Antoine Forqueray (c. 1671-1745) and his son Jean-Baptiste Antoine F. (1699-1782), and the Dutch Johannes Schenck (c. 1660-1712) left behind many works that were unique to the gamba and could not be substituted by other instruments (JS Bach's "Three Gamba Sonatas" (BWV1027-29), "St. Matthew Passion," Marais's "The Tomb of Monsieur Lully," and five volumes of "Viol Music" (1686-1725) containing about 600 pieces). At the end of the 18th century, the gamba was forgotten in line with new musical styles and new social demands regarding volume and sound characteristics. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Marais, M." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…17世紀後半になると,トレブル,テノールなどは,すっかりバイオリンに席を譲ることになるが,バス・ガンバだけは広い音域,独特な音色など大きな表現力ゆえに,18世紀後半まで使われた。バロックを代表する大作曲家ブクステフーデ,J.S.バッハ,ヘンデル,テレマン,クープラン,また演奏家でもあるフランスのマレーMarin Marais(1656‐1728),フォルクレーAntoine Forqueray(1671ころ‐1745)とその息子Jean‐Baptiste Antoine F.(1699‐1782),オランダのシェンクJohannes Schenck(1660‐1712ころ)らが,他の楽器では代用できないガンバ固有の作品を多数残している(J.S.バッハの《3曲のガンバ・ソナタ》(BWV1027~29)《マタイ受難曲》,マレーの《リュリ氏の墓》ほか約600曲を含む5巻の《ビオル曲集》(1686‐1725など))。18世紀末,新しい音楽様式,音量と音の性格についての新しい社会的要求にしたがって,ガンバは忘れられた。…

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