This work is likely not in the public domain in the US (due to first publication with the required notice after 1922, plus renewal or "restoration" under the GATT/TRIPS amendments), nor in the EU and those countries where the copyright term is life+70 years. However, it is public domain in Canada (where IMSLP is hosted) and in other countries (China, Japan, S. Korea) where the copyright term is life+50 years. |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
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Composition Year | 1936-01-21(20?), London |
Genre Categories | Funeral music; For viola, strings; Scores featuring the viola; |
Contents |
Complete Score (CA)
*#311730 - 0.45MB, 7 pp. - -) (- V/32/34 - Madcapellan
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Madcapellan (2014/1/14)
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Complete Score (CA)
*#309368 - 5.60MB, 12 pp. - -) (- V/32/34 - Schalltrichter
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Schalltrichter (2014/1/1)
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Work Title | Trauermusik | |
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Alternative. Title | Trauermusik für Streichorchester mit Solobratsche Mourning-music | |
Composer | Hindemith, Paul | |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPH 156 | |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements:
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1936-01-21(20?), London | |
First Performance. | 1936-01-22 in London, BBC Studio, BBC Symphony Orchestra
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First Publication. | 1936 | |
Copyright Information | U.S. copyright status: copyright on full score renewed 1963 (R323379)
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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 |
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.