Clarinet & Piano

Mässig bewegt --- Lebhaft --- Sehr langsam --- Kleines Rondo

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Quality: 9

Sonata

Difficulty: 7

1939

16:42

Schott, 1940

Highest Note: alt. F

Description

bullet

German; left in 1937 because of WWII; his music was outlawed there

bullet

Also lived in Switzerland & the US

bullet

Taught at Yale

bullet

Wrote for almost every instrument (inc. tuba, organ, etc...)

bullet

Neoclassical (combines new harmonies with old forms)

bullet

Intellectual- well constructed, counterpoint

bullet

Very hard piano part

bullet

I: sonata form; II: march; III: ABA; IV: rondo

bullet

All markings in German

Necessary Qualities

bullet

Good sense of rhythm

bullet

Move between duple & triple subdivisions easily

bullet

Good finger legato

bullet

Air between notes

Pedagogical Suggestions

bullet

Look up all terms

bullet

Listen to recordings

Recommended Recordings

bullet

Cohler/Gordon; Crystal

bullet

Ormand/Nel; Equilibrium