Frank Martin's compositional style is characterized by elements of French Impressionism, modern tonality, and a haunting musical language. His double-choir a cappella Mass was composed between 1922 an...
The oratorio breve In terra pax by Frank Martin was composed in 1944 for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass soloists, two mixed choirs and orchestra. The lyrics - adapted from passages in the bib...
The Ballade pour flûte et piano was composed in 1939 and reveals Martin's way of mingling various contemporary styles. In the meantime being advanced to a standard piece of work, this Ballade is now a...
5 Songs of Ariel for mixed a-cappella choir was composed in 1950. In it, Frank Martin used lyrics from Shakespeare's The Tempest to set them to music. The characteristic idiom of his music is the prod...
Reproduktion der Handschrift des Komponisten
Since its composition in 1940, Martin's Ballade has without question established itself as a standard of trombone repertoire. This printing from Universal Edition includes solo parts for trombone and...
This new edition of Martin's 8 Préludes benefits from research and editing by Paul Badura-Skoda. He includes a letter from Martin which outlines several points on performance, along with a critical re...
