Composers

Jose Marin

Jose Marin
1619 - 1699
Country:Spain
Period:Baroque

Biography

 José Marín (ca. 1619–1699) was a Spanish Baroque harpist, guitarist 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.

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