List of compositions by Paul Hindemith

This is a list of the works of the German composer Paul Hindemith (1895–1963).

Paul Hindemith aged 28.

Operas
Main article: List of operas by Paul Hindemith

Oratorio
  • Das Unaufhörliche (1931)

Ballets

Orchestral

Concertante
  • Cello Concerto, Op. 3 (1916)
  • Kammermusik (1922–27)
    • Kammermusik No. 1 for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1 (1921)
    • Kammermusik No. 2 for piano and 12 instruments, Op. 36/1 (1925)
    • Kammermusik No. 3 for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2 (1925)
    • Kammermusik No. 4 for violin and large chamber orchestra, Op. 36/3 (1925)
    • Kammermusik No. 5 for viola and large chamber orchestra, Op. 36/4 (1927)
    • Kammermusik No. 6 for viola d'amore and 13 instruments, Op. 46/1 (1927)
    • Kammermusik No. 7 for organ and 15 instruments, Op. 46/2 (1927)
  • Klaviermusik mit Orchester for Left-Hand Piano and Orchestra, Op. 29 (1923)
  • Konzertmusik for Viola and Large Chamber Orchestra, Op. 48 (1930)
  • Konzertmusik for Piano, Brass, and Harps, Op. 49 (1930)
  • Der Schwanendreher for Viola and Small Orchestra (1935)
  • Trauermusik for Viola and String Orchestra (1936)
  • Violin Concerto (1939)
  • Cello Concerto (1940)
  • Piano Concerto (1945)
  • Clarinet Concerto (1947)
  • Horn Concerto (1949)
  • Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Harp, and Orchestra (1949)
  • Concerto for Trumpet, Bassoon, and Strings (1949)
  • Organ Concerto (1962)

Vocal
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  • Lustige Lieder in Aargauer Mundart (Merry Songs in the Aargau Dialect), Op. 5, for high voice and piano (1914–16)
  • Drei Gesänge, Op. 9, for soprano and large orchestra (1917)[3]
  • Melancholie, Op. 13, 4 lieder for mezzo-soprano and string quartet, based on poems by Christian Morgenstern (1919)
  • Hymns by Walt Whitman (3), for baritone and piano, Op. 14 (1919)
  • Acht Gesänge, Op. 18, for soprano voice and piano (1920)
  • Des Todes Tod, Op. 23a, three songs, based on poems by Eduard Reinacher, for voice, 2 violas and 2 violoncellos (1922)
  • Die junge Magd, Op. 23b, six poems by Georg Trakl, for voice, flute, clarinet and string quartet (1922)
  • Tuttifäntchen, Weihnachtsmärchen mit Gesang und Tanz in drei Bildern (Christmas Fairytale with singing and dancing in three scenes)
  • Das Marienleben, Op. 27, song cycle for soprano and piano, based on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke, which exists in two versions. (There is also an orchestration by the composer of six of the songs from the cycle, for soprano and orchestra) (1923/48)
  • Sing und Spielmusiken für Liebhaber und Musikfreunde, Op. 45 (1928/29)
    1. "Frau Musika", lyrics by Martin Luther
    2. 8 canons for voices with instruments
    3. "Ein Jäger aus Kurpfalz", for strings and woodwinds
    4. "Kleine Klaviermusik", easy pentatonic pieces
    5. "Martinslied", soloist or unison choir
  • "Hin und zurück", Op. 45a, sketch with music, lyrics: Marcellus Schiffer, (1927)
  • Six Chansons, 6 pieces for a cappella choir, settings of French poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke (1939)
    1. "La biche"
    2. "Un cygne"
    3. "Puisque tout passe"
    4. "Printemps"
    5. "En hiver"
    6. "Verger"
  • Sancta Susanna, Op. 21, cantata for soli, choir and orchestra, lyrics: August Stramm
  • When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd: (A Requiem for those we love), for mezzo-soprano and baritone soloists, chorus, and orchestra, based on the poem by Walt Whitman (1946)
  • Apparebit repentia dies, cantata in four movements for mixed choir (SATB) and brass ensemble (4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (B♭), 3 trombones, tuba), (1947)
  • 12 Fünfstimmige Madrigale for mixed chorus (1958)
  • Mass for mixed chorus (1963)

Chamber music

•Vier Stücke für Fagott und Violoncello(1941) (Four Pieces for Bassoon and Cello) •*Eight Pieces for 2 violins, viola, cello and double-bass (1927)

  • Octet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, two violas, cello, and double bass (1958)
  • Quintet for clarinet and string quartet, Op. 30 (1923, rev. 1954)
  • Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1938)
  • String Quartet No. 1 in C, Op. 2 (1915)
  • String Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 10 (1918)
  • String Quartet No. 3 in C, Op. 16 (1920)
  • String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22 (1921)
  • String Quartet No. 5, Op. 32 (1923)
  • String Quartet No. 6 in E-flat (1943)
  • String Quartet No. 7 in E-flat (1945)
  • String Trio No. 1, Op. 34 (1924)
  • String Trio No. 2 (1933)
  • Triosatz [retitled 'Rondo' by editor Siegfried Behrend] for three guitars (1925 or 1930)
  • Trio for viola, heckelphone (or tenor saxophone) and piano, Op. 47 (1928)
  • Wind Septet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass-clarinet, bassoon, horn and trumpet (1948)
  • Sonata for Four Horns (1952)
  • Konzertstück for two alto saxophones (1933)
  • Plöner Musiktag (1932): Morgenmusik von Turm zu blasen; Tafelmusik; Mahnung an die Jugend, sich der Musik zu befleissigen (cantata); Abendkonzert (trio for recorders)
  • Rondo for three guitars (1925)

Instrumental
  • Violin
    • Violin Sonata (No.1) in E-flat, Op. 11, No. 1 (1918)
    • Violin Sonata (No.2) in D, Op. 11, No. 2 (1918)
    • Violin Sonata (No.3) in E (1935)
    • Violin Sonata (No.4) in C (1939)
    • Sonata for Solo Violin (No.1), Op. 11, No. 6 (1917)
    • Sonata for Solo Violin (No.2), Op. 31, No. 1 (1924)
    • Sonata for Solo Violin (No.3), Op. 31, No. 2 (1924)
  • Viola
    • Viola Sonata (No.1) in F major, Op. 11, No. 4 (1919)
    • Viola Sonata (No.2), Op. 25 No. 4 (1922)
    • Viola Sonata (No.3) in F (1939)
    • Sonata for Solo Viola (No.1), Op. 11, No. 5 (1919)
    • Sonata for Solo Viola (No.2), Op. 25, No. 1 (1922)
    • Sonata for Solo Viola (No.3), Op. 31, No. 4 (1923)
    • Sonata for Solo Viola (No.4) (1937)
  • Cello
    • Variations on "A Frog He Went a Courting" for Cello and Piano (1941)
    • Three Pieces for cello and piano, Op. 8 (1917)
    • Cello Sonata (No.1), Op. 11, No. 3 (1919)
    • Cello Sonata (No.2) (1948)
    • Kleine Sonate for Cello and Piano (1942)
    • Solo Sonata for Cello, Op. 25, No. 3 (1923)
    • Drei leichte Stücke for Cello and Piano (1938)
  • Viola d'Amore
    • Kleine Sonate for Viola d'amore and Piano, Op. 25, No. 2 (1922)
  • Flute
    • Canonic sonatina for two Flutes, Op. 31, No. 3 (1923)
    • Eight Pieces for Solo Flute (1927)
    • Flute Sonata (1936)
  • Bassoon Sonata (1938)
  • Oboe Sonata (1938)
  • Clarinet Sonata (1939)
  • Harp Sonata (1939)
  • Horn
    • Horn Sonata (1939)
    • Sonata for Four Horns (1952)
    • Alto Horn Sonata (also for Horn or Alto Saxophone) (1943)
  • Trumpet Sonata (1939)
  • English Horn Sonata (1941)
  • Trombone Sonata (1941)
  • Double Bass Sonata (1949)
  • Tuba Sonata (1955)
  • Des kleinen Elektromusikers Lieblinge, 7 pieces for three trautoniums (1930)

Piano[4]
  • Eight Waltzes ("Drei wunderschöne Mädchen im Schwarzwald"), for piano 4 hands, Op. 6 (1916)
  • In einer Nacht..., Op. 15 (1917–1919)
  • Sonate, Op. 17 (1920)
  • Tanzstücke, Op. 19 (1920)
  • Suite "1922", Op. 26 (1922)
  • Übung in drei Stücken, Op. 37, Part 1 (1924-25)
  • Reihe Kleine Stücke, Op. 37, Part 2 (1926)
  • Kleine Klaviermusik (1929)
  • Wir bauen eine Stadt (1931)
  • Piano Sonata No. 1 (1936)
  • Piano Sonata No. 2 (1936)
  • Piano Sonata No. 3 (1936)
  • Variations (1936)
  • Piano Sonata (four hands) (1938)
  • Sonata for Two Pianos (four hands) (1942)
  • Ludus Tonalis (1942)

Organ
  • Organ Sonata No. 1 (1937)
  • Organ Sonata No. 2 (1937)
  • Organ Sonata No. 3 (on ancient folk songs) (1940)

Other

Notes
  1. "Hindemith in Final Week as Symphony's Conductor". Chicago Tribune. Chicago. 31 March 1963. p. 154. Retrieved 24 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Paul Hindemith To Lead Symphony". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 25 January 1959. p. 76. Retrieved 24 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Paul Hindemith: Drei Gesänge op.9 (1917) (1/2) on YouTube
  4. Maurice Hinson, Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, 3rd ed.
  5. Wilke, Tobias (2010). Medien der Unmittelbarkeit (in German). Munich: Wilhelm Fink. p. 63. ISBN 978-3-7705-4923-8.

References
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