François Martin (composer) explained

François Martin (1727-1757) was a French 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.^[1] 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."^[2]

He is to be distinguished from another earlier composer of airs de cour called François Martin who served as ordinaire to Gaston, Duke of Orléans in 1658,^[3] and published a book of guitar works in 1663.^[4] See "François I Martin (compositeur)" on French Wikipedia.

Notes and References

1. Motets for one and two voices with instruments - Page vii François Martin, Mary Cyr - 1988 "The Composer Francois Martin (1727-57) was a well-known composer and performer on the violoncello, yet we know very ... In that notice, Martin is said to have died at the age of thirty while in the service of the Duc de Gramont."
2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39788948w Parts for performance. No year indicated on title page, library lists as circa 1750.
3. Poésie, musique et sociabilité au XVIIe siècle: les Livres d'airs Anne-Madeleine Goulet - 2004 - Lambert y rencontra très certainement aussi François Martin, compositeur de l'air «J'entends la voix de la belle Climène» (LADDA 1659-13), qui, en 1658, était indiqué comme ordinaire de la musique du duc d'Orléans.
4. 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 .."