Übung

Exercise; study. Hindemith's title for the first part of Klaviermusik Op. 37 — \"Übung in drei Stücken\" (Exercise in Three Pieces) — invokes the pedagogical tradition of the étude while indicating that compositional problem-solving (not merely technical display) is the primary concern.

Identify the specific compositional problem each Übung is working through — texture, voice independence, motivic development. Understanding the pedagogical purpose illuminates the expressive character.