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Paul Hindemith (/ ˈ p aʊ l ˈ h ɪ n d ə m ɪ t / POWL HIN-də-mit; German: [ˌpaʊ̯l ˈhɪndəmɪt] ⓘ; 16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor.
Paul Hindemith aged 28. This is a list of the works of the German composer Paul Hindemith (1895–1963). Operas. Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen, in one act, on a ...
Hindemith composed the symphony in 1934, while plans for the opera were in their preliminary stages. The conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler asked him at that time for a new work to perform on an upcoming Berlin Philharmonic concert tour, and Hindemith decided to compose symphonic movements that could serve as instrumental interludes in the opera, or be drawn upon or elaborated into various scenes.
The Four Temperaments or Theme and Four Variations (The Four Temperaments) [1] [2] is an orchestral work and ballet by Paul Hindemith. Although it was originally conceived as a ballet for Léonide Massine , [ 1 ] the score was ultimately completed as a commission for George Balanchine , who subsequently choreographed it as a neoclassical ballet ...
Hindemith was drawn to Whitman's poem through its theme of nobility, fate and death. Written in memory of Abraham Lincoln, Whitman's poem fitted the theme of the country at this time of mourning. Subtitling his work, "An American Requiem", [ 7 ] Hindemith broke into the scene of American musical culture which was out of character for the German ...
The Long Christmas Dinner (German: Das lange Weihnachtsmahl) is an opera in one act by Paul Hindemith, with an English libretto by Thornton Wilder based on his 1931 play of the same name. Wilder collaborated with the composer in order to make the text work effectively with the music. It is set for a chamber orchestra and a harpsichord.
Mathis der Maler (Matthias the Painter) is an opera by Paul Hindemith.The work's protagonist, Matthias Grünewald, was a historical figure who flourished during the Reformation, and whose art, in particular the Isenheim Altarpiece, [1] [2] inspired many creative figures in the early 20th century.
Paul Hindemith's Der Schwanendreher (literally, "The Swan Turner") is a concerto for viola and orchestra. Der Schwanendreher occupies a place at the core of the viola concerto repertoire, along with the concertos by Walton and Bartók. It was composed in 1935 and premiered by the composer himself at a performance in Amsterdam on 14 November 1935.