Frank martin composer biography for children

Frank Martin (Sept.

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15, 1890—Nov. 21, 1974) was one of the foremost Swiss composers of the 20th century. Martin was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 15, 1890, the tenth and youngest child of a clergyman’s family. He played and improvised on the piano even before he went to school.

By the age of nine he had composed charming children’s songs that were perfectly balanced without ever having been taught musical forms or harmony. A performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, heard at the age of twelve, left a lasting impression on the composer, for whom J.S.

Bach remained the true master.

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He attended classical languages high school and, to please his parents, went on to study mathematics and physics at the University of Geneva for two years. Simultaneously he started studying piano and composition with Joseph Lauber, who initiated him in the craft, especially in instrumentation.

Between 1918 and 1926 Frank Martin lived in Zurich, Rome and Paris, working on his ow