Canon
Where to start with Hindemith
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralSymphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
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KeyboardLudus tonalis, cycle of 25 pieces for piano
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StageMathis der Maler — Opera
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Vocal12 Madrigals, for chorus
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Chamber3 Easy Pieces, for cello and piano
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OrchestralSymphony Mathis der Maler
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OrchestralDie Harmonie der Welt Symphony
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OrchestralKammermusik no. 5, for viola and orchestra, op. 36, no. 4
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Keyboard2 Little Pieces
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Vocal2 Songs on Texts of Brentano, for voice and piano
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Vocal2 Songs on Texts of Nietzsche, for voice and piano
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Vocal25 Songs, for soprano and piano
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Vocal3 Hymns of Walt Whitman, for baritone and piano, op. 14
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Chamber3 Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 8
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Vocal3 Songs for soprano and orchestra, op. 9
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Hindemith's catalogueMost Popular
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Mathis der Maler (symphony)
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Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber
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Der Schwanendreher (viola concerto)
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Trauermusik (viola + strings)
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Sonata for Piano No. 3
Most Acclaimed
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Ludus Tonalis (piano)
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Der Schwanendreher
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Symphony in E-flat
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String Quartet No. 3
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Das Marienleben (song cycle)
Most Weird
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Ludus Tonalisfugues, interludes, postlude — the piece ends with the prelude played upside-down and backwards; the last bar is literally the mirror of the first
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Kammermusik No. 1 Op. 24includes a siren; ends with a foxtrot on a radio
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Hérodiade (chamber music)for a speaking voice alone — Mallarmé text
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Kammermusik series (7 concertos)each for an unusual solo instrument — viola d’amore, organ, piano, cello, violin, viola
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News of the Day (opera)satirical opera in which a journalist exploits a divorcing couple; includes a soprano singing in a bath
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 149
- Orchestral
- ● Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
- ● Symphony Mathis der Maler
- Die Harmonie der Welt Symphony
- Kammermusik no. 5, for viola and orchestra, op. 36, no. 4
- 5 Stücke, for String orchestra, op. 44
- Amor and Psyche for chamber orchestra
- Cello Concerto, op. 3
- Clarinet Concerto
- Concerto for Orchestra, op. 38
- Concerto, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, harp, and orchestra
- Concerto, for trumpet, bassoon, and string orchestra
- Der Schwanendreher, concerto for viola and small orchestra
- Horn Concerto
- In Sturm und Eis, film score
- Kammermusik no. 6, for viola d'amore and chamber orchestra, op. 46, no. 1
- Kammermusik no. 7, for organ and orchestra, op. 46, no. 2
- Konzertmusik for brass and strings, op. 50
- Konzertmusik for wind orchestra, op. 41
- Lustige Sinfonietta, for small orchestra, op. 4
- Marsch über den alten 'Schwizerton', for orchestra
- Neues vom Tage
- Nobilissima visione
- Organ Concerto
- Philharmonic Concerto: Variations for Orchestra, theme and 6 variations for orchestra
- Piano Concerto
- Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, op. 29
- Pittsburgh Symphony
- Rag Time, for orchestra, op. 20
- Sinfonietta in E major, for orchestra
- Symphonia Serena
- Symphonic Dances
- Symphonische Tanze
- Symphony in B flat major
- Symphony in B flat major, for concert band
- Symphony in E flat major
- The Lilacs Requiem, prelude for orchestra
- Trauermusik, for viola and strings
- Tuttifäntchen, for violin and orchestra
- Violin Concerto
- Keyboard
- Ludus tonalis, cycle of 25 pieces for piano
- 2 Little Pieces
- 5 Dance Pieces, op. 19
- Berceuse
- In einer Nacht, 14 short pieces, op. 15
- Klaviermusik, op. 37
- Lied
- Organ Sonata no. 1
- Organ Sonata no. 2
- Organ Sonata no. 3, "On Old Folksongs"
- Piano Sonata no. 1 in A, "Der Main"
- Piano Sonata no. 2 in G
- Piano Sonata no. 3 in B flat major
- Piano Sonata, 4 hands
- Piano Sonata, op. 17
- Sonata for 2 Pianos
- Suite '1922', op. 26
- Variations for Piano
- Stage
- Mathis der Maler — Opera
- Cardillac, opera, op. 39
- Das Nusch-Nuschi, ballet opera for marionettes in 1 act, op. 20
- Der Dämon, dance-pantomime, op. 28
- Hin und zurück, op. 45a — Opera
- Sancta Susanna,, op. 21 — Opera
- The 4 Temperaments, for piano and strings — Ballet
- Tuttifäntchen, Christmas fairy tale in 3 scenes
- Vocal
- 12 Madrigals, for chorus
- 2 Songs on Texts of Brentano, for voice and piano
- 2 Songs on Texts of Nietzsche, for voice and piano
- 25 Songs, for soprano and piano
- 3 Hymns of Walt Whitman, for baritone and piano, op. 14
- 3 Songs for soprano and orchestra, op. 9
- 4 Songs on Texts of Novalis, for voice and piano
- 4 Songs on Texts of Rückert, for voice and piano
- 6 Chansons on Poems by Rilke
- 7 Merry Songs in the Aargau Dialect, for voice and piano, op. 5
- 8 Songs, for soprano voice and piano, op. 18
- Apparebit repentina dies, for chorus and 10 brass instruments
- Das Marienleben, song cycle for soprano and piano, op. 27
- Der Gutzgauch auf dem Zaune saá
- Der Tod: Er erschreckte uns, unser Retter
- Die Junge Magd, song cycle for alto, flute, clarinet, and string quartet, op. 23b
- Lieder nach alten Texten, for chorus, op. 33
- Mass, for male and female chorus
- Sing on There in the Swamp, for voice and piano
- Chamber
- 3 Easy Pieces, for cello and piano
- 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 8
- 3 Stucke, op. 8
- 8 Pieces, for flute
- 8 Stucke, for flute
- A frog he went a-courting, for cello and piano
- Alto Horn Sonata
- Bassoon Sonata
- Cello Sonata, op. 25, no. 3
- Cello Sonata in E
- Cello Sonata, op. 11, no. 3
- Clarinet Sonata in B flat major
- Duet for Viola and Cello
- Duet for Violin and Clarinet
- Duettsatz, for viola and cello
- Echo for Flute and Piano
- English Horn Sonata
- Flute Sonata
- Geigenschulwerk, for 2 violins
- Harp Sonata
- Horn Sonata
- Kammermusik no. 1, for 12 instruments, op. 24, no. 1
- Kammermusik no. 2, for piano and 12 instruments, op. 36, no. 1
- Kammermusik no. 3, for cello and 10 instruments, op. 36, no. 2
- Kleine Kammermusik, for wind quintet, op. 24, no. 2
- Kleine Sonata, op. 25, no. 2
- Konzertmusik for piano, 10 brass instruments, and 2 harps, op. 49
- Konzertstück, for 2 alto saxophones
- Meditation, for violin
- Morgenmusik, for brass ensemble
- Oboe Sonata
- Octet, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, 2 violas, cello, and bass
- Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
- Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, op. 30
- Septet, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, and trumpet
- Sing und Spielmusic für Liebhaber und Musikfreunde for voices and instruments, op. 45, "Music for Use"
- Sonata for 4 Horns
- Sonata for Solo Viola
- String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 2
- String Quartet no. 2 in F minor, op. 10
- String Quartet no. 3 in C major, op. 16
- String Quartet no. 4, op. 22
- String Quartet no. 5, op. 32
- String Quartet no. 6 in E flat major
- String Quartet no. 7 in E flat major
- String Trio no. 1, op. 34
- String Trio no. 2
- Suite franzõsischer tänze, for chamber ensemble
- Trio for Heckelphone, Viola, and Piano, op. 47
- Trio for Recorders
- Trombone Sonata
- Trumpet Sonata
- Tuba Sonata
- Viola Sonata, op. 25, no. 1
- Viola Sonata in C
- Viola Sonata in F major, op. 11, no. 4
- Viola Sonata, op. 11, no. 5
- Viola Sonata, op. 25, no. 4
- Violin Sonata in C
- Violin Sonata in D major, op. 11, no. 2
- Violin Sonata in E
- Violin Sonata in E flat major, op. 11, no. 1
- Violin Sonata, op. 31, no. 1
- Violin Sonata, op. 31, no. 2, "Es ist so schönes Wetter draussen"
- Violin Sonata, op. 31, no. 4