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Is Hindemith in the public domain?
Because more than fifty years have elapsed since Hindemith died, his catalog has passed into the public domain in a few countries, one of which is Canada. This means that the score and parts are now freely available on IMSLP.
Is Hindemith tonal?
It is all radiant with sweetness and gladness, and so is the corresponding music by Hindemith. It is a charming, lively, and very tonal piece of music, in the key of G. In fact, the very first chord you hear in this Angel-Concert is a pure G-major triad.
Why did Hindemith leave Germany?
Concerned for their safety, Paul and Gertrud Hindemith left Germany for Switzerland in 1938, before emigrating to the United States two years later. ... Immediately after the war, his music was considered to be among the rare contemporary German works free of Nazi influence.
