Trauermusik (Hindemith, Paul)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1936-01-21(20?), London
Genre Categories Funeral music; For viola, strings; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring string ensemble; For strings with soloists; For viola, piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano; For 2 players

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score (CA)
#311730 - 0.45MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/32/34 - Madcapellan

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Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.3514, 1936. Plate 34686.
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 Complete Score (CA)
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Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, n.d. Plate 3726.
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Parts

 Viola solo (CA)
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 Violin solo (alternate to viola) (CA)
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 Cello solo (alternate to viola) (CA)
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Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.2515, 1936. Plate 34688.
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 Viola solo (CA)
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Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.2515, 1936. Plate 34688.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Viola and Piano (Willms)

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Arranger Franz Willms (1883-1946) - not credited
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General Information

Work Title Trauermusik
Alternative. Title Trauermusik für Streichorchester mit Solobratsche
Mourning-music
Composer Hindemith, Paul
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
1. Langsam
2. Ruhig bewegt
3. Lebhaft
4. Choral "Für deinen Thron tret ich hiermit“ – Sehr langsam
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1936-01-21(20?), London
First Performance. 1936-01-22 in London, BBC Studio, BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composer (viola), Adrian Boult (conductor)
First Publication. 1936
Copyright Information U.S. copyright status: copyright on full score renewed 1963 (R323379)

In the USA, This item is not in the public domain because it was renewed 28 years after first publication with a proper notice or it was "restored" to copyright status via a Notice of Intent to Enforce (NIE) under the provisions of the GATT/TRIPS amendments. It will enter the US public domain on January 1st, 2032.

Dedication Auf den Tod König Georgs V. von England
Average DurationAvg. Duration 8 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation viola, strings
External Links Hindemith Foundation
Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Written in a few hours in the afternoon of 20th January 1936, and first performed the same evening, to commemorate the death of King George V of England. The first original full score was copyrighted 1936 but was published in 1937.

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