Matthias Schmitt (composer)
Matthias Schmitt (born January 17, 1958 ) is a German musician, music teacher and composer.
Life
Schmitt attended the Matthias-Grünewald-Gymnasium in Würzburg until 1978 . He then studied at the Würzburg Herman-Zilcher Conservatory; with piano as a major and clarinet as a minor. He studied drums at the University of Music Würzburg (HfM Würzburg). He composed numerous pieces of music, especially for marimba and vibraphone .
Schmitt sometimes played bass with the Würzburg thrash metal band Paradox . In 1988 until shortly before the split in 1996 he was a member of the pop group Relax . Since 1995 he has been running his own Clavis music school in Zellingen . At the HfM Würzburg he teaches school ensemble practice (percussion).
Matthias Schmitt is one of the authors of the standard work Rock-Pop-Keyboard: Schule für Keyboard & Synthesizer from Schott Verlag , which appeared in various editions from 1988.
Compositions (selection)
- AGNUS DEI for mixed choir and marimba, Norsk Musikforlag
- Ghanaia for Marimba Solo, HeBu Musikverlag
- Rêve curieux Fantasie for Vibrafon, music publisher Zimmermann
Web links
- Literature by and about Matthias Schmitt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Matthias Schmitt (composer) in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Matthias Schmitt at Discogs (English)
- Matthias Schmitt , University of Music Würzburg
- Clavis Music School Retzbach
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmitt, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th January 1958 |