SCHMITT, Matthias

Matthias Schmitt was born in Würzburg in 1958 (17th of January) and was introduced to music at the age of 4. As many of his generation, he got involved in popular music as a listener and musician in bands. At the end of the 70´s, Schmitt came in contact with the composer and percussion teacher, Siegfried Fink wich led to studies and greater involvement whith percussion instruments, which eventually made his career as a composer and teacher.

Since 1996 Schmitt has focused on percussion music, and has created some of the most popular marimba pieces on the market, like "Ghanaia", "Sechs Miniaturen", "Corrido" and "Nocturne" to name a few. His great interest in education shows clearly in his three-volume collection "Young and  Sweet (Suite)", which now are available with a CD in each volume.

Listen to a radio broadcast about "Tir n'a Noir":

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