"Sonate für Flöte und Klavier" by Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Abigail Sperling
Location
Vivian A. Bull Music Center: Delkin Recital Hall
Subject Area
Music
Description
Paul Hindemith's compositions rarely reflected any of the troubles that often plagued his life, but his Flute Sonata written in Nazi Germany in 1936 – two years before Hindemith fled to Switzerland – has darker undercurrents, and bouts of melancholy might well reflect the turmoil in the composer's homeland. The music throughout the movement is slightly ambivalent, here and there sounding bright but also tinged with a sense of conflict, especially from the piano's often unsettled harmonies.
Performers
Flute: Avery Moen
Piano: Sara Greenleaf
Recommended Citation
Moen, Avery, ""Sonate für Flöte und Klavier" by Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)" (2019). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 49.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2019/all/49
"Sonate für Flöte und Klavier" by Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
Vivian A. Bull Music Center: Delkin Recital Hall
Paul Hindemith's compositions rarely reflected any of the troubles that often plagued his life, but his Flute Sonata written in Nazi Germany in 1936 – two years before Hindemith fled to Switzerland – has darker undercurrents, and bouts of melancholy might well reflect the turmoil in the composer's homeland. The music throughout the movement is slightly ambivalent, here and there sounding bright but also tinged with a sense of conflict, especially from the piano's often unsettled harmonies.
Performers
Flute: Avery Moen
Piano: Sara Greenleaf
