Robert-Charles Martin (1877—1949) was a French composer, organist and teacher.
Life edit
Martin lived in the French port city of Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) where he held the position of organist at the city's church of St Michel.[1] Among his pupils was the composer Arthur Honegger who dedicated his first published work to Martin.[2]
Works edit
Martin was a prolific composer, particularly of solo keyboard works (for harmonium, organ and piano), chamber music, vocal music, and pedagogical texts. His published works comprise more than 150 items.[3]
External links edit
- 'Élévation' (Parnasse des Organistes ... First series, vol.1. 1911), performed by Andrew Pink.[4]
- Public domain copies of works by Robert-Charles Martin at IMSLP.
References edit
- ^ 'Le Havre' in Jean Malandin Organiste titulaire des orgues historiques de l'église Abbatiale de Montivilliers. Web resource, accessed 24 March 2022
- ^ Pierre Meylan (1982) Honegger, L'Âge d'Homme, 17
- ^ Works by Robert-Charles Martin in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Online resource, accessed 24 March 2022
- ^ Andrew Pink Exordia ad missam: my lockdown recordings 2020-22. Creative Commons online resource, accessed 22 March 2022.