Frank Martin (September 15, 1890 – November 21, 1974) was a Swiss composer.
Born in Geneva, his better known compositions include:
- Le Vin Herbé (1938)
- Petite Symphonie Concertante (1944)
- In Terra Pax (1944)
- Concerto for seven wind instruments, timpani and strings (1949)
- Golgotha (1949)
-
Quatre Pièces Brèves for guitar (1933)
- Polyptyque, for Violin and two small string orchestras (1973)
He also wrote a full scale symphony (1937), a Requiem, two piano concertos, a harpsichord concerto, a violin concerto , a cello concerto, and a series of ballades for various solo instruments with piano or orchestra.
He developed a style based on Arnold Schoenberg's twelve tone method, having become interested in this around 1932, but did not abandon tonality.
Martin died in Naarden in the Netherlands.
External link
- The Frank Martin society http://www.frankmartin.org/english.html
Last updated: 02-09-2005 13:15:59
Last updated: 05-03-2005 17:50:55