Stramm
German composer
Definition
Strictly in time; crisp. Hindemith's marking for the first movement (Marsch) of Suite \"1922\" — \"Stramm. Energisch\" — specifies both a rigid metric character and an emphatic, aggressive energy distinct from the lyrical suppleness of later movements.
Interpretive Guidance
In movements marked stramm, the pulse must be absolute. No rubato, no expressive broadening. The rigidity is the expression.