Frank Martin

Frank Martin (September 15, 1890 - November 21, 1974) was a Swiss composer.

Born in Geneva, his better known compositions include:

• Le Vin Herbé
• Petite Symphonie Concertante
• Concerto for seven wind instruments, timpani and strings

He also wrote a full scale symphony, a Requiem, two piano concertos, a harpsichord concerto, a violin concerto and a cello concerto.

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)