Frank Martin – Composer

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Symphonic works – with and without soloists

Trois poèmes païens (Leconte de Lisle) (Three Pagan Poems)		1910	20′	Henn
	For baritone and full orchestra: 2 (+ picc.)· 3 (+ cor anglais)· 3·2· – 4·3·2·1· – timp. – perc. – harp – strings
Suite pour orchestre (Suite for orchestra)		1913	15′	Henn
	3 (+ picc.)· 3 (+ cor anglais)· 3·3 (+ double bassoon)· – 4·4·2·1· – timp. – perc. – harp – strings
Symphonie pour orchestre burlesque (Symphony for burlesque orchestra)		1915	11′	Henn
	For nightingale, quail, cuckoo, child’s trumpet, Glockenspiel, tamtam, drum, tambourine, (castanets), triangle, flute, violins I + II, cello, double bass (with or without left hand) and piano
Score and material for hire or sale
Esquisse pour orchestre (Sketch for orchestra)		1920	12′	Henn
	2 (+ picc.)· 2·2·2· – 2·2·0·0· – timp. – perc. – harp – piano – strings
Pavane couleur du temps (Colour of weather Pavane)		1920	12′	Henn
	For string orchestra or small orchestra: 1·1·1·1· – 1·0·0·0· – timp. – harp – strings
Rythmes (Rythms) Three symphonic movements for full orchestra		1924-26	18′	UE
	3·3·3·sax·3· – 4·3·3·1· – timp. – perc.(4) – celesta – 2 harps – piano – strings
Study score available (UE 18560)
Concerto I pour piano et orchestre (Concerto I for piano and orchestra)		1933-34	17′	UE
	2·2·2·2· – 4·3·3·0· – timp. – perc. – strings
Danse de la Peur (Dance of Fear)		1935	15′	UE
	For 2 pianos and small orchestra: 0·0·2·2sax·0· – 0·2·3·1· – timp. – perc. – celesta – strings
Symphonie pour grand orchestre (Symphony for full orchestra)		1936-37	27′	UE
	3 (+ 2 picc.)· 0·3·3sax·double bassoon· – 0·3·3·1· – timp. – perc.(5) – celesta – 2 pianos – strings
Ballade pour saxophone (Ballad for saxophone)		1938	13′	UE
	For alto saxophone, string orchestra, timp., perc. and piano
Score available (UE 13956)
Du Rhône au Rhin (Official march of the Swiss National Exhibition in Zürich, 1939) (From the Rhône to the Rhine)		1939	4’30	Hug
	For brass band or wind band or orchestra: 3 (+ picc.)· 3 (+ cor anglais)· 3·3 (+ double bassoon)· – 4·3·3·1· – timp. – perc.(3) – strings
Ballade pour flûte (orchestration E. Ansermet) (Ballad for flute)		1939	8′	UE
	0·2·2·sax·1· – 2·0·0·0· – timp. – celesta – harp – strings
Ballade pour piano et orchestre (Ballad for piano and orchestra)		1939	15′	UE
	2 (+ picc.)· 2 (+ cor anglais)· 2·2· – 2·2·3·0· – timp. – perc.(3) – harp – strings
Reduced score for 2 pianos available (UE 11556)
Ballade pour trombone et petit orchestre (Ballad for trombone and small orchestra)		1941	7′	UE
	2·2·2·2· – 2·2·2·0· – timp. – piano – strings
Ballade pour flûte et orchestre à cordes et piano (Ballad for flute, string orchestra and piano)		1941	8′	UE
Score available (UE 11316)
Der Cornet (Rilke) (The Cornet)		1942-45	58′	UE
	For contralto and small orchestra: 2 (+ picc.)· 1 (+ cor anglais)· 1·sax·1· – 2·1·1·0· – timp. – perc. – celesta – harp – piano – strings
Reduced score for voice and piano available (UE 11491)
Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann (Hugo v. Hofmannsthal) (Six monologues from Jedermann)		1943-44	17′	UE
	For baritone and orchestra: 2·2 (+ cor anglais)· 2·2· – 2·2·3·0· – timp. – perc. – celesta – harp – piano – strings
Petite Symphonie Concertante (Little Concertante Symphony)		1944-45	22′	UE
	For harp, harpsichord and piano and 2 string orchestras
Score available (UE 11773) Study score available (Ph.385)
Symphonie Concertante (Concertante Symphony)		1946	22′	UE
	For full orchestra: 3·3·3·3· – 4·3·3·1· – timp. – perc. – harp – piano – strings
Ouverture pour Athalie (Racine) (Overture for Athalie)		1946	9′	UE
	For orchestra: 2·2·2·2· – 4·2·1·0· – timp. – perc. – harp – piano – strings
Score available (UE 12377)
Ballade pour violoncelle et petit orchestre (Ballad for cello and small orchestra)		1949	16′	UE
	2·2 (+ cor anglais)· 1·1· – 1·0·0·0· – timp. – perc.(2) – harp – strings
Score available (UE 12012)
Concerto pour sept instruments à vents (Concerto for seven wind instruments)		1949	22′	UE
	1·1·1·1· – 1·1·1·0· – timp. – perc. – strings
Study score available (Ph.399)
Concerto pour violon et orchestre (Concerto for violin and orchestra)		1950-51	30′	UE
	2 (+ picc.)· 2·2·2· – 2·2·1·0· – timp. – harp – piano – strings
Score available (UE 11676) Reduced score for violin and piano available (UE 11678)
Concert pour clavecin et petit orchestre (Concerto for harpsichord and small orchestra)		1951-52	20′	UE
	2·1·1·1· – 2·1·0·0· – strings
Score available (UE 12112) Reduced score harpsichord and piano available (UE 12364)
Sonata da Chiesa		1952	14′	UE
	Version for viola d’amore and string orchestra
Score available (UE 12116)
Passacaille of the Passacaille for organ		1952	13′	UE
	Version for string orchestra
Score available (UE 12167)
Etudes pour orchestre à cordes (Etudes for string orchestra)		1955-56	20′	UE
Score available (UE 11191) Study score available (Ph.337)
Ouverture en hommage à Mozart (Overture in homage to Mozart)		1956	7′	UE
	3 (+ picc.)· 2·2·2· – 2·2·0·0· – timp. – strings
Ouverture en rondeau (Rondeau Overture)		1958	11′	UE
	3 (+ picc.)· 3 (+ cor anglais)· 3 (+ basst-horn)· 3 (+ double bassoon)· – 4·3·3·0· – timp. – xyl. – 2 harps – strings
Sonata da Chiesa (instrumentation V. Desarzens)		1958	14′	UE
	Version for flute and string orchestra
Trois fragments de l’opéra “Der Sturm” (Three excerpts from the opera “The Tempest”)		1960	25′	UE
	For baritone and orchestra: 3 (+ picc.)· 3 (+ cor anglais)· 3·3 (+ double bassoon)· – 4·3·3·1· – timp. – perc. – celesta – harp – piano – strings
Passacaille of the Passacaille for organ		1962	13′	UE
	Version for full orchestra: 3 (+ picc.)· 3 (+ ob-d’am. and cor anglais)· 2 (+ basst-horn)· 3· – 4·2·3·1· – timp. – strings
Les Quatres Eléments (The Four Elements) Symphonic etudes for full orchestra: Earth – Water – Air – Fire		1963-64	20′	UE
	3 (+ 2 picc.)· 3 (+ cor anglais)· 3·sax·3 (+ double bassoon)· – 4·3·3·1· – timp. – perc.(5) – celesta – 2 harps – piano – strings
Study score available (UE 13978)
Concerto pour violoncelle et orchestre (Concerto for cello and orchestra)		1965-66	28′	UE
	2 (+ picc.)· 1·2·sax·1· – 2·1·1·0· – timp. – perc.(4) – celesta – harp – piano – strings
Concerto II pour piano and orchestra		1968-69	25′	UE
	2 (+ picc.)· 2 (+ cor anglais)· 2·sax·2 (+ double bassoon)· – 2·2·1·0· – timp. – perc.(2) – harp – strings
Score available (UE 14955)
Maria-Triptychon (Luther – Roman Prayerbook) Ave Maria – Magnificat – Stabat Mater		1968	22′	UE
	For soprano solo and violin solo and orchestra: 2·2·2·3· – 2·2·1·0· – harp – piano – strings
Erasmi Monumentum		1969	22′	UE
	For full orchestra and organ: 3 (+ picc.)· 3 (+ ob-d’am. and cor anglais)· 3·sax·3 (+ double bassoon)· – 4·3·3·1· – timp. – perc.(3) – piano – strings
Trois danses (Three Dances)		1970	18′	UE
	For oboe solo and harp solo, string quintet and string orchestra
Score available (UE 14991)
Ballade pour alto et orchestre à vents (Ballad for viola and wind orchestra)		1972	13′	UE
	2 (+ picc.)· 2 (+ cor anglais)· 2 (+ bass clar.)· 2 (+ double bassoon)· – 2·2·1·0· – timp. – harp – harpsichord
Polyptyque Six images of the Passion of Christ		1973	25′	UE
	For violin solo and 2 string orchestras
Score available (UE 15834)

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