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Paul Hindemith(1895-1963)

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Paul Hindemith was born on 16 November 1895 in Hanau, Hesse, Germany. He was a composer and writer, known for Dr. M (1990), La parola amore esiste (1998) and Im Kampf mit dem Berge - 1. Teil: In Sturm und Eis - Eine Alpensymphonie in Bildern (1921). He was previously married to Gertrud Rottenberg. He died on 28 December 1963 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
BornNovember 16, 1895
DiedDecember 28, 1963(68)
BornNovember 16, 1895
DiedDecember 28, 1963(68)
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Known for:

Dr. M (1990)
Dr. M
4.9
  • Soundtrack("Nobillissma Visione", "Symphonie in B", "Lustige Sinfonietta")
  • 1990
La parola amore esiste (1998)
La parola amore esiste
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Sonata per violoncello op. 25")
  • 1998
Im Kampf mit dem Berge - 1. Teil: In Sturm und Eis - Eine Alpensymphonie in Bildern (1921)
Im Kampf mit dem Berge - 1. Teil: In Sturm und Eis - Eine Alpensymphonie in Bildern
7.1
  • Composer(as P. Merano)
  • 1921
Leonard Bernstein in New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958)
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
9.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Mathis der Maler (Mathis the Painter)", "Kleine Kammermusik, Opus 24. No. 2", "Mathis der Maler (Mathis the Painter): II. The Entombment", "Concert Music for Strings and Brass")

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Music Department

  • Mathis der Maler (2021)
    Mathis der Maler
    • music
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Darija Olajos Cizmic and Zeljko R. Andric in Omnibus opera (2016)
    Omnibus opera
    • music (segment Back and Forth)
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Imágenes de ningún lugar...
    • Music Department
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Cardillac (2005)
    Cardillac
    • music: Opéra en trois actes et quatre tableux de
    • music by
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Mathis der Maler (1994)
    Mathis der Maler
    • music
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Down to Earth (1994)
    Down to Earth
    • composer: additional music
    • 1994
  • Cardillac (1985)
    Cardillac
    • music by
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Niels Brincker and Else Margrethe Gardelli in Frem og tilbage (1964)
    Frem og tilbage
    • Music Department
    • TV Movie
    • 1964

Composer

  • All-Star Tiny Galaxy@Wontonmeen (2021)
    All-Star Tiny Galaxy@Wontonmeen
    • composer
    • 2021
  • Sancta Susanna
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • George Grosz in Hoppla vi lever (1987)
    Hoppla vi lever
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1987
  • Vormittagsspuk (1928)
    Vormittagsspuk
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1928
  • Im Kampf mit dem Berge - 1. Teil: In Sturm und Eis - Eine Alpensymphonie in Bildern (1921)
    Im Kampf mit dem Berge - 1. Teil: In Sturm und Eis - Eine Alpensymphonie in Bildern
    • Composer (as P. Merano)
    • 1921

Writer

  • Mathis der Maler (2021)
    Mathis der Maler
    • libretto
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Mathis der Maler (1994)
    Mathis der Maler
    • libretto
    • TV Movie
    • 1994

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  • Alternative name
    • P. Merano
  • Born
    • November 16, 1895
    • Hanau, Hesse, Germany
  • Died
    • December 28, 1963
    • Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Gertrud Rottenberg1924 - December 28, 1963 (his death)
  • Other works
    He was composer for the ballet, "The Four Temperaments," in the Ballet Society production at the Central High School of Needle Trades in New York City with Gisella Caccialanza; Tanaquil LeCleroq; Mary Ellen Moylan; Elise Reiman; Beatrice Tomplins; Todd Bolender; Lew Christensen; Fred Danieli; William Dollar; Jose Martinez and Francisco Moncion in the cast. George Balanchine was choreographer. Kurt Seligmann was scenery and costume designer. Jean Rosenthal was lighting designer.

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    German composer. After his father's death in 1915, he brought money home to the family by playing in taverns and cinemas. He also performed as a solo violist or in various chamber music ensembles, organized music festivals in Donaueschingen and Baden-Baden (1923-1929), taught at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin (1927-1938), Yale University (1940-1953) and Zürich University (1951-1956), and in 1953 began a new career as orchestral conductor. Emigrated to the USA in 1940 and became a US Citizen in 1946.

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