Martin Pierre Marsick

Martin Pierre Marsick (1847–1924), was a Belgian violinist, organist, singer, composer and teacher. Marsick was the owner of the Marsick Stradivarius. At the time of his birth, Marsick was the youngest of 5 children and by 1868 was one of 18 children. As a child Marsick was a member of the choir at St. Martin’s Basilica in Liège, and was a member of the choir school at Liège Cathedral. and Cécile Chaminade. In 1900, Marsick left both his wife and the Conservatoire de Paris in order to live abroad with his mistress. Marsick also owned the 1705 Marsick Stradivarius during 1879–1880. From 1902–c. 1907 Marsick owned what was later named the Schneiderhan violin. Personal life and death On 23 February 1872, Marsick married Adolphine Adrienne Berthe Mollot (1848– 1923) in Chatou. The couple later divorced. Marsick is buried at the Cimetière de Robermont in Liège. Selected works Marsick published a series of finger exercises entitled Eureka in 1906 and his La Grammaire du violon appeared in 1924. Besides these, he composed the septet Souvenir de Naples for strings, flute, and clarinet; a piano quartet; and a lyric drama, Le Puits. ;Stage * Le Puits, Lyric Drama (c.1900); libretto by August