Martin Betz
Martin Betz (born June 17, 1964 in Chicago ) is a German cabaret artist , pianist and author . He lives in Tübingen .
Life
After graduating from Uhland-Gymnasium Tübingen and doing community service, he studied harpsichord with Bradford Tracey , Bob van Asperen and Mitzi Meyerson. He completed his final artistic examination at the HdK Berlin and his master's degree at the FU Berlin .
In addition to the piano, Betz uses various mini keyboards and children's pianos to accompany his chansons. He also designs programs in which spoken Betz texts alternate with early Baroque harpsichord music. In addition to his solo activity, he works in a duo with the dance comedian Gernot Frischling, in the children's instrument band Die Toyboys led by Otto Kuhnle and as a member of the reading stage “Die Tuesdayspropheten”.
Since the death of Christof Stählin (2015), Betz and his colleague Matthias Binner have tried to continue the songwriting school Sago - Mainz Academy for Music and Poetry , initiated by Stählin .
Trivia
Betz is the son of the theologian Otto Betz and cousin of the brain researcher Heinrich Betz .
He plays two harpsichords from the workshop of William Jurgenson , the smaller of which has a unique keyboard: in order to be able to perform the mid-tone tuning universally, it has 19 keys per octave.
Fonts
- The balloonist. Poems. Nomen and Omen, Tübingen 1983, ISBN 3-923182-01-5 .
- From head to pillow. Poems. Nomen and Omen, Hechingen 1992, ISBN 3-923182-05-8 .
- The mountain lake. Narrative. Rake-Verlag, Rendsburg 1997, ISBN 3-931476-03-0 .
- The Berlin flat rate. Manual. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1999, ISBN 3-596-14052-8 .
CDs
- Western algia. Songs and poems. 2006.
- Luxury songs (2010)
- High songs for deep voice (2016)
Web links
- Literature by and about Martin Betz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Martin Betz's website
- Appearances in the Jagdschloss Stern
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Betz, Martin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cabaret artist and author |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |