Martin, Frank

Preface

Martin, Frank – Études pour orchestre à cordes

(b. Geneva, 15 September 1890 — d. Naarden, 21 November 1974)

Overture (Andante con moto). p.1
Pour l’enchaînement des traits (Tranquillo e leggero). p.11
Pour le pizzicato (Allegro moderato) p. 19
Pour l’expression et le sostenuto (Molto adagio) p. 28
Pour le style fugué ou “chacun et chaque chose à sa place” (Allegro giusto) p. 33

Preface
Frank Martin was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 15, 1890. His father was a pastor in the Reformed Church, so Frank was exposed to music in the services at an early age. He was drawn to the piano, where he would play his favorite melodies by ear, including hymns from the church. He quickly learned music notation, and by age nine, his first notated composition, Tete de Linotte, was composed. In 1903, he attended a performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, which left a deep impression on the young man. It was not until 1906 that he began formal studies with Joseph Lauber, a leading Geneva composer, who instructed him in piano, harmony, composition, and instrumentation. Frank enrolled at the University of Geneva in 1908 at his father’s urging, studying mathematics and physics. He dropped out after two years, never completing a degree. He renewed his termination to become a composer studying with Émile Jaques-Dalcroze in the 1920s, from whom he learned much about rhythm and musical theory. …

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