Previous posts for September 15th are here: Bobby Short(2019) and Jessye Norman; Horatio Parker (2020)
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Frank Martin (15 September 1890 – 21 November 1974) was a Swiss composer, who spent much of his life in the Netherlands.
N.B. Although his name looks German or English, it is pronounced as if it were French.
Having It Both Ways
Perhaps you’re one of those who can
Hum the tunes of Frank Martin, --
But if you’re not, his sober style
May confuse you for a while,
Because, while using twelve-tone rows,
He never ceases to compose
Without some tonal point of reference
(Which wouldn’t have been Schoenberg’s preference!).
It’s no surprise, because the Swiss
Were neutral in more ways than this.
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