Composer Quiz

Paul Hindemith DEU/USA [1895-1963]
Group: Neoclassicism
Short description: Early works are in a late romantic idiom, and he later produced expressionist works, rather in the style of early Arnold Schoenberg, before developing a leaner, contrapuntally complex style. Very different neoclassicism from the works by Stravinsky labeled with that term, owing more to contrapuntal language of Bach and Reger than the Classical clarity of Mozart. Unusual small instrumental ensembles. One traditional aspect of classical music that Hindemith retains is the idea of dissonance resolving to consonance. Much of his music begins in consonant territory, progresses rather smoothly into dissonance, and resolves at the end in full, consonant chords. Tonal but non-diatonic. Like most tonal music, it is centered on a tonic and modulates from one tonal center to another, but it uses all 12 notes freely rather than relying on a scale picked as a subset of these notes.

Played 21 of 22 tracks for this composer (total 475 answers). Played blocks map:

1-01- Sonata for Trumpet and Piano - I (6m)

1-02- Sonata for Trumpet and Piano - I (3m)

1-03- Sonata for Trumpet and Piano - I (7m)

1-04- Sonata for Trumpet and Piano - I (2m)

Kleine Kammermusik for Wind Quintet (14m)

ludus-fuga5-cameron (1m)

ludus-interludium5-cameron (1m)

quartettdwdownload (29m)

lebhaft (2m)

Schreker - Der Geburtstag der Infantin - Der Dmon Schulhoff - Die Mondschtige/13 - Der Dmon -I- Tanz des Dmons (1m)

Schreker - Der Geburtstag der Infantin - Der Dmon Schulhoff - Die Mondschtige/14 - Der Dmon -II- Tanz der bunten Bnder - Tanz der gengstigen Scwalben (6m)

Schreker - Der Geburtstag der Infantin - Der Dmon Schulhoff - Die Mondschtige/15 - Der Dmon -III- Tanz des Giftes -.Tanz der Schmerzen (4m)

Schreker - Der Geburtstag der Infantin - Der Dmon Schulhoff - Die Mondschtige/16 - Der Dmon -IV- Tanz des Dmons (Passacaglia) - Tanz der Trauer und Sehnsucht (6m)

Schreker - Der Geburtstag der Infantin - Der Dmon Schulhoff - Die Mondschtige/17 - Der Dmon -V- Einleitung zum 2. Bild - Tanz des Kindes (4m)

Schreker - Der Geburtstag der Infantin - Der Dmon Schulhoff - Die Mondschtige/18 - Der Dmon -VI- Tanz des weiten Gewandes - Tanz der geschlossenen Orchidee (7m)

Schreker - Der Geburtstag der Infantin - Der Dmon Schulhoff - Die Mondschtige/19 - Der Dmon -VII- Tanz der roten Raserei - Tanz der Brutalitt (2m)

Schreker - Der Geburtstag der Infantin - Der Dmon Schulhoff - Die Mondschtige/20 - Der Dmon -VIII- Tanz des geschlagenen Tieres - Finale (5m)

Glenn Gould - 42. , Das Marienleben Op.27, V. Argwohn Josephs 1974 (2m)

Sonata per clarinetto e pianoforte (1939) (18m)

Sonata per viola e pianoforte, Op.11, No.4 (1919) (17m)

Symphonie -Mathis der Maler- (1934) (26m)

Opera Mathis der Maler von (166m)

Last comments for this composer:

Rualark 2015-05-16 08:27:07	Being one of the large 'ALL' islands, this one Still does not seem to be the most difficult, because modern composer differences sound more pronounced than for example Romantic. [All Modern]
Rualark 2015-03-15 21:14:10	Hindemith sounds more tonal, complex melodic. Messiaen sounds atmospheric, oriental, tonal percussion, bird melodies, piano sounds like bells, simple melodic or non-melodic. Only Hindemith has trumpet sonata, clarinet sonata, viola sonata in this game. Only Messiaen has vocal with orchestra. (Hindemith, Messiaen)
Rualark 2015-03-15 13:38:01	Compare two modern tonal composers: german Hindemith and french Poulenc. Poulenc sounds romantic, simple, diatonic. Hindemith sounds more energetic, rhythmic, experimental, neoclassical, repetitive, wind instruments. Although he is tonal, he is not diatonic. Only Hindemith has piano song, trumpet sonata, clarinet sonata, viola sonata, solo piano in this game. Only Poulenc has vocal with orchestra, oboe sonata, harpsichord, organ in this game. It seems to be most difficult to guess orchestra pieces. (Hindemith, Poulenc)
Rualark 2015-03-15 12:04:55	Berg sounds both more romantic and more atonal. Hindemith sounds more neoclassical, repetitive, wind instruments. Only Berg has vocal on this island. Only Hindemith has sonata on this island. (Berg, Hindemith)
Rualark 2015-03-15 11:34:45	Hindemith uses wind instruments a lot, sounds neoclassical. Bartók is folk+dissonance. Only Bartók has vocal, string quartet in this game. Only Hindemith has sonata in this game. (Bartók, Hindemith)

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