Biography
A leading figure of German Neoclassicism and the theory of Gebrauchsmusik (functional music), Hindemith composed the three-volume Ludus Tonalis (1942) — preludes, fugues, and interludes covering all twelve keys — as a deliberate homage to Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. His piano sonatas and the Klaviermusik Op. 37 are significant contributions to the modernist piano repertoire.
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Works (49)
Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 1 (Übung in drei Stücken)
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 1, No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 1, No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 1, No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2 (Reihe kleiner Stücke)
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 5 No. 5 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 6 No. 6 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 7 No. 7 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 8 No. 8 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 9 No. 9 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 10 No. 10 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 11 (Ernstes Stück) No. 11 Difficulty
- Klaviermusik Op. 37, Part 2, No. 12 (Lustiges Stück) No. 12 Difficulty
Ludus Tonalis
- Ludus Tonalis, Praeludium Praeludium Key C / F♯ Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga prima in C Fuga I (C) Key C Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga secunda in G Fuga II (G) Key G Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga tertia in F Fuga III (F) Key F Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga quarta in A Fuga IV (A) Key A Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga quinta in E Fuga V (E) Key E Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga sexta in E♭ Fuga VI (E♭) Key E♭ Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga septima in A♭ Fuga VII (A♭) Key A♭ Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga octava in D Fuga VIII (D) Key D Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga nona in B♭ Fuga IX (B♭) Key B♭ Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga decima in D♭ Fuga X (D♭) Key D♭ Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga undecima in B Fuga XI (B) Key B Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Fuga duodecima in F♯ Fuga XII (F♯) Key F♯ Difficulty
- Ludus Tonalis, Postludium Postludium Difficulty
Piano Sonata No. 1
- Piano Sonata No. 1, I. Mässig bewegt Mvt. 1 Key A major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 1, II. Im Zeitmaß einer langsamen Marsch Mvt. 2 Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 1, III. Sehr lebhaft Mvt. 3 Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 1, IV. Ruhig bewegte Viertel Mvt. 4 Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 1, V. Lebhaft Mvt. 5 Difficulty
Piano Sonata No. 2
- Piano Sonata No. 2, I. Mässig schnell Mvt. 1 Key G major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 2, II. Lebhaft Mvt. 2 Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 2, III. Sehr langsam — Rondo. Bewegt Mvt. 3 Difficulty
Piano Sonata No. 3
- Piano Sonata No. 3, I. Ruhig bewegt Mvt. 1 Key B-flat major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 3, II. Sehr lebhaft Mvt. 2 Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 3, III. Mässig schnell Mvt. 3 Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 3, IV. Fuge. Lebhaft Mvt. 4 Difficulty
Suite \"1922\"
- Suite \"1922\", I. Marsch Marsch Difficulty
- Suite \"1922\", II. Shimmy Shimmy Difficulty
- Suite \"1922\", III. Nachtstück Nachtstück Difficulty
- Suite \"1922\", IV. Boston Boston Difficulty
- Suite \"1922\", V. Ragtime Ragtime Difficulty
Other
- In einer Nacht... Op. 15 Difficulty
- Tanzstücke Op. 19 Difficulty
Sonata
- Sonate Op. 17 Key E major Difficulty