Mārtiņš Brauns

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Mārtiņš Brauns
Born (1951-09-17) September 17, 1951 (age 69)
Riga, Latvian SSR
(now Latvia)
Occupation(s)Composer
musician
InstrumentsSynthesizer
Piano
Vocal[1]
Years active1968–present[1]

Mārtiņš Brauns (born September 17, 1951, in Riga)[1] is a Latvian composer and musician. He has composed multiple pieces, most notable of which is Saule, Pērkons, Daugava, a choir song regularly performed at the Latvian Song and Dance Festival. From 1975 to 1986, he was the front person in the rock band .[1]

Career[]

Saule, Pērkons, Daugava being performed at the 2018 Latvian Song and Dance Festival

Brauns studied at the Emīls Dārziņš Music School from 1958 to 1970, studying piano and choir, before moving on to study conducting and music theory after his voice started changing.[1] Following his primary education, he studied at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music between 1970 and 1976.[2]

From 1978 to 1986, he was the frontperson in the rock group .

Since 1986, Brauns has been a member of the Latvian Filmmakers Union and has composed music for various films.[3]

In addition to movies, Brauns has written and composed multiple pieces for multiple theatre plays. His most famous piece, written in the late 1980's for the Valmiera Drama Theatre, titled Saule, Pērkons, Daugava, whose lyrics are based on the poem Daugava by Latvian poet Rainis, has been performed regularly at the Latvian Song and Dance Festival since 1990, and is even considered the unofficial anthem of the festival.[4] In 2014, an adapted version of the song with lyrics of Catalan poet Miquel Martí i Pol became the official anthem of the Catalan independence movement.[5][6]

Awards[]

In 2001, Brauns received an award from the for his "bright creative contribution to the enrichment of Latvian culture" in his work with his album Sapnis par Rīgu.[1][7] The album also won a Grawemeyer Award in a world music competition for works composed between 2001 and 2004.[1]

On May 3, 2018, Brauns was made Officer of the Order of the Three Stars, the highest civilian order in Latvia.[8]

In 2019, Brauns was awarded the Golden Microphone Lifetime Contribution Award for his work to Latvian enhance culture.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Mārtiņš Brauns" (in Latvian). Central Library of Latgale. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mārtiņš Brauns". Latvian Music Information Centre. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mārtiņš Brauns" (in Latvian). Latvian Filmmakers Union. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ ""Saule, Pērkons, Daugava" – Dziesmu un deju svētku neoficiālā himna" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. June 29, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Skaņdarbs "Saule. Pērkons. Daugava" kļuvis par Katalonijas neatkarības himnu" (in Latvian). jauns.lv. September 5, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Vienas dziesmas stāsts komponista jubilejā – 'Saule. Pērkons. Daugava': Dziesmas ceļš uz Kataloniju" (in Latvian). Delfi.lv. September 17, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Komponists Mārtiņš Brauns muzicēs Siguldas koncertzālē". sigulda.lv (in Latvian). November 9, 2012. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Paula, Rūta (May 4, 2018). ""Klasika" sveic Triju Zvaigžņu ordeņa ieguvējus!" (in Latvian). Latvijas Radio 3. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  9. ^ ""Zelta mikrofona" balvu par mūža ieguldījumu saņems Mārtiņš Brauns" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. January 21, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

External links[]

  • Biography at the Latvian Music Information Centre (in English)


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