Jean-Marie Bernard [real name: Jürgen Müller-Bernhardt] (1937), a German composer. Born in Nürnberg. First studied musicology, art history and German at the LMU. Then he moved to the Munich University of Music to major in school music and violin as his main subject. He then taught at high schools in Coburg, Erding and Munich until 2000. JMB (Jean-Marie Bernard) had already been composing occasionally during his school days, but only with greater intensity and intensity since around 1980. He taught himself to compose largely through score studies of French late Romanticism, Impressionism, the "Groupe des Six" and jazz. He earned his studies as a clarinetist and bassist in jazz bands. This is how his musical roots are determined.
Due to his great sympathy for French culture and his excellent language skills, he chose the pseudonym "Jean-Marie Bernard" and therefore titled his works in French. His real name has the same initials: Jürgen Müller-Bernhardt. Under this name he identifies himself as a writer and poet. His literary oeuvre includes novels, stories and eleven volumes of poetry, most of which have been published. In addition to large works such as masses, requiems and concerts, he primarily writes chamber music of all genres (for performance reasons).