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In 20th century, 「Neo-Classicism」is one of the most important musical style, which Paul Hindemith(1895-1963)and Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky( 1882-1971) were both named as the representive composers for its style. Paul Hindemith is known as one of the most influential German composers of the 20th century. In addition to show the elements of the classicism, but also comprehensively integrated the modern style in his composition. In many of his works, he used the Baroque’s counterpoint with the chromatic system and harmony, which is a very prevalence style in the 20th century. Hindemith’s“Der Schwanendreher”is the work which indeed influenced from this conception.
This thesis“The Research and Interpretation of Paul Hindemith‘s Der Schwanendreher”, will be discussed in five chapters:(1)Introduction of research motivations, purposes, and methods;(2)Paul Hindemith’s biography and compositional style;(3)The background and analysis of“Der Schwanendreher”;(4)The performance edition comparison of “Der Schwanendreher”, to discuss the interpretation of the analysis between two audio recordings;(5)The conclusion, expecting to provide a thorough comprehension of this great work, and facilitate a distinctive style in performance.
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