Mārtiņš Brauns

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Mārtiņš Brauns (born September 17, 1951 in Riga , Latvian SSR ) is a Latvian composer and musician.

Life

Mārtiņš Brauns received a classical education at the Emīl Dārziņa Music School and at the Latvian Music Academy "Jāzeps Vītols" . From 1978 to 1986 he was the songwriter and pianist of the rock group "Sīpoli". Brauns composed several works that were performed at the song festivals . His main job was to provide music for many theater productions and films .

He has been awarded the Lielais Kristaps Culture Prize for the best film music several times . His most famous work, " Saule, Pērkons, Daugava " (German: " Sonne , Donner , Düna "), is based on a text by the poet Rainis . In 2014, the Catalan version of this song, "Ara és l'hora" (German: The hour is here), was declared the official anthem of the local independence movement .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.delfi.lv/kultura/news/music/izskanes-martina-brauna-60-jubilejai-veltits-koncerts.d?id=41411195
  2. ↑ http://www.kasjauns.lv/lv/zinas/164289/skandarbs-saule-perkons-daugava-kluvis-par-katalonijas-neatkaribas-himnu
personal data
SURNAME Brauns, Mārtiņš
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian composer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH 17th September 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Riga , Latvian SSR