Swiss composer Frank Martin

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Frank Martin was a prominent 20th-century Swiss composer known for his distinctive blend of French impressionism, German expressionism, and neoclassicism in works such as "Petite symphonie concertante" and "In terra pax."

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instanceOf Swiss composer
composer
human
awardReceived Music Prize of the City of Zurich
birthName Frank Martin
burialPlace Naarden
compositionalStyle blend of French impressionism and German expressionism
use of neoclassical forms
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
countryOfDeath Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1890-09-15
dateOfDeath 1974-11-21
educatedAt Conservatoire de musique de Genève
genre chamber music
choral music
concertos
opera
orchestral music
hasWorkType cantata
oratorio
song cycle
influencedBy Arthur Honegger
Claude Debussy
Johann Sebastian Bach
languageOfWork French
German
movement 20th-century classical music
French impressionism
linked to: Impressionism

German expressionism
neoclassicism
name Frank Martin
notableWork Concerto for seven wind instruments, timpani, percussion and string orchestra
Golgotha
In terra pax
Le vin herbé
Mass for double choir
Petite symphonie concertante
occupation composer
music teacher
pianist
placeOfBirth Geneva
placeOfDeath Naarden
religion Protestantism
residence Geneva
Naarden
Zürich
linked to: Zurich
taughtAt Conservatoire de musique de Genève
Institut Jaques-Dalcroze
usedTechnique modal harmony
polyphony
twelve-tone technique

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Cemetery of the Kings hasGraveOf Swiss composer Frank Martin