| Re: Hindermith
I have a bit of shocking info to add to this Hindemith thread. I was working on my written prelims last fall and I asked the theory professor here at UMN (Michael Cherlin....Yale...well respected Schoenberg scholar) if I could analyze the Hindemith Sonate. His reply, "I've never cared for that piece...I think the combination of trumpet and piano is rather 'dumb' (dumb in the academic sense, not the slang sense)." So...yeah. I ended up doing the Lutoslawski Mini Overture for brass quintet instead. But, I was so surprised by his reaction!
I've always thought of the Hindemith Sonate as one of the best solo trumpet works of the 20th century...if not THE best. But what do I know...I'm just a lowly trumpet player... |