José Marín (ca. 16191699) was a Spanish Baroque harpist, guitarist, cantor, and composer noted for his secular songs, tonos humanos.
In 1644 he entered the Royal Convent of La Encarnación in Madrid as a tenor.John H. Baron, Daniel L. Heiple Spanish art song in the seventeenth century 1985 - Page x He was a priest and cantor of the capilla real under Felipe IV and Carlos II.Kurt Reichenberger, Ignacio Arellano Calderón 2000: homenaje a Kurt Reichenberger en su 80 cumpleaños 2002 Page 248 His career was marked by scandals and murder.Javier Huerta Calvo, Harm den Boer, El Teatro español a fines del siglo XVII 1989 Page 413 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 zarzuelas by the dramatist Juan Bautista Diamante.
Selected discography José Marin, "Tonos humanos", Montserrat Figueras, Arianna Savall, Rolf Lislevand, et al. Alia Vox AVSA9802
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