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 (1938)
- Petite Symphonie Concertante (1944)
- Concerto for seven wind instruments, timpani and strings (1949)
- Quatre Pièces Brèves for guitar (1933)
- Polyptyque, for Violin and two small string orchestras (1973)
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.