List of works by Paul Hindemith

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Writings

Theoretical Works

  • The Craft of Musical Composition: Theoretical Part: English Translation by Arthur Mendel, 1942.
  • The Craft of Musical Composition: Exercises in Two-part Writing: English Translation by Otto Ortmann, 1941.
  • The Craft of Musical Composition: Exercises in Three-part Writing: English Translation by John Barnes Colman (announced but unpublished)
  • Aufgaben für Harmonie-Schuler: German version of A Concentrated Course in Traditional Harmony, 1949.
  • A Concentrated Course in Traditional Harmony, Vol. 2: Exercises for Advanced Students: English Translation by Arthur Mendel, 1953.
  • Übungsbuch für Musiktheorie: German version of Elementary Training for Musicians, trans. Jutta Franc and Isolde Schröder, 1975.

Writings about Music

  • Komponist in seiner Welt. Weiten und Grenzen, 1959
  • Vorschläge für den Aufbau des türkischen Musiklebens: Edition and Translation by Gültekin Oransay. Izmir: Küg, 1983.

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Original Works

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Work # Opus Title, Description, Forces Librettist Year First published Notes
100 Op.26 1922
Suite for piano
1922 1922
101 A Frog He Went A-Courting
Variations on an old English nursery song, for cello and piano
1941 1951
102 A Song of Music (Lied von der Musik)
For female chorus and strings (or piano)
George Tyler (1867-1946); trans. Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) 1941 1941
103 Abendständchen
Song for voice and piano
Clemens Brentano (1778-1842) 1942 1999
104 Abendwolke
Song for voice and piano
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825-1898) 1942 1999
105 Ach, wie singt sich eine Quarte doch so schwer
Song for voice and piano
1935 2009
106 Agnus Dei und Dona nobis
For male chorus
1941
107 American Folksongs (3)
For 3 recorders
1938 2009
107.1
    Dixie
1938 2009
107.2
    Old Folks at Home
1938 2009
107.3
    Auld Lang Syne
1938 2009
108 Amor and Psyche (Farmesina)
Ballet overture, for orchestra
1943 1944
109 Op.01 Andante and Scherzo
For clarinet (B), horn (F) and piano
1914 lost fragment only, first performance 1914-06-12
Hoch Conservatory
110 Anekdoten für Radio (3 pieces for 5 instruments)
3 pieces for clarinet, trumpet, violin, double bass and piano
1925 1934
111 Angelus Domini apparuit
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1958 1959
112 Apparebit repentina dies
Medieval poems (4) for mixed chorus and brass instruments
Anonymous 1947 1947
112.1
    Apparebit repentina dies magna Domini
Anonymous 1947 1947
112.2
    Hujus omnes ad electi colligentur dexteram
Anonymous 1947 1947
112.3
    Retro ruent tunc injusti ignes in perpetuos
Anonymous 1947 1947
112.4
    Ydri fraudes ergo cave, infirmantes subleva
Anonymous 1947 1947
113 Ascendente Jesu in naviculam
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1943 1959
114 Ausflugskantate
For voice, mixed chorus and 4 clarinets
1934 lost
115 Ausländischer Lieder (5)
For clarinet and string quintet
1936 lost
116 Bal des pendus
Song for voice and piano
Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) 1944 1945 2nd version 1980
Ballett-Phantasie
For piano
1910 1990 Remains in manuscript form in the SW V, 9.
117 Bassoon Sonata
For bassoon and piano
1938 1939
118 Berceuse
For piano
1921? 1990
119 Birthday Canon
For 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones and tuba
1949
120 Bobby's Wahn-Step
Two-step for piano
1922 lost
121 Canon
For male chorus and tuba
1959
122 Canon à 3
(for Amigos de la Musica in Buenos Aires)
1954
123 Canon à 3
(for Ludwig Strecker's 80th birthday)
1962
124A Op.39 Cardillac
Opera in 3 acts
Ferdinand Lion (1883-1965), after Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822) 1925-26 1926 1st version of #124B
124B Op.39 Cardillac
Opera in 4 acts
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) and Ferdinand Lion (1883-1965), after Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822) 1948-52 1952 2nd version of #124A
125 Cello Concerto
For cello and orchestra
1940 1940
126 Op.03 Cello Concerto in E-flat major
For cello and orchestra
1915-16 1977
127A Op.11/3 Cello Sonata
For cello and piano
1919 1976 1st version of #127B
127B Op.11/3 Cello Sonata
For cello and piano
1919-21 1922 2nd version of #127A
128 Op.25/3 Sonata for Cello Solo
For solo cello
1922 1923
129 Cello Sonata in E major
For cello and piano
1948 1949
130 C'est de la côte d'Adam
Song for voice and piano
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1942 1999
131 Chansons (6)
For mixed chorus
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1943
131.1
    La biche
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1943
131.2
    Un cygne
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1943
131.3
    Puisque tout passe
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1943
131.4
    Printemps
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1943
131.5
    En hiver
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1943
131.6
    Verger
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1943
132 Chorlieder für Knaben (4)
For equal boys' voices
Karl Schnog (1897-1964) 1930 1930
132.1
    Bastellied
Karl Schnog (1897-1964) 1930 1930
132.2
    Lied des Musterknaben
Karl Schnog (1897-1964) 1930 1930
132.3
    Angst vorm Schwimmunterricht
Karl Schnog (1897-1964) 1930 1930
132.4
    Schundromane lesen
Karl Schnog (1897-1964) 1930 1930
133 Chöre für vier Männerstimmen
For male voices
1939
133.1
    Das verfluchte Geld
Anonymous 1939 1950
133.2
    Nun, da der Tag
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) 1939 1950
133.3
    Die Stiefmutter
Anonymous 1939 1950
134 Clarinet Concerto
For clarinet in A and orchestra
1947 1950
135 Clarinet Quartet
For clarinet, violin, cello and piano
1938 1939
136A Op.30 Clarinet Quintet
For clarinet and string quartet
1923 1986 1st version of #136B
136B Op.30 Clarinet Quintet
For clarinet and string quartet
1954 1955 2nd version of #136A
137 Clarinet Sonata
For clarinet and piano
1939 1940
138 Colombo
Intermezzo for flute, string quintet and piano
1920 lost
139 Op.38 Concerto
For orchestra
1925 1925
140 Concerto
For trumpet, bassoon and strings
1949 1949
141 Concerto
For woodwinds, harp and orchestra
1949 1950
142 Credo
For chorus and orchestra
1963 1989 fragment only
143 Cum descendisset Jesus de monte
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1960 1960
144 Cum factus esset Jesus annorum duodecim
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1959 1960
145 Cum natus esset
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1941 1952
146 Cum sit enim proprium
Canon for 4 voices
Archipoeta 1963 2007
147 Dame Music
For male, female and mixed choruses, strings (and winds ad lib.;)
Martin Luther (1483-1546); tr William Oliver Strunk (1901-1980) and Harvey Officer (1872-1947) 1943 1945 English version of #379.1
147 Dame Music
Arranged for flute, brass, piano 4 hands and strings
1950 2009
148 Das atonale Cabaret
9 pieces for voices and small orchestra
1921 lost
149 The Demon of the Gibbet (Der Galgenritt)
For male chorus
Fitz-James O'Brien (1828-1862); trans. Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) 1949 1950
Das Gluck ist blind
Puppet play for piano
Franz Graf von Puppi (1807-1876) 1915? lost
150 Das Grab ist meine Freude
Festival march for flute, 2 violins, cello, double bass and piano
1917? lost
151 Das Kind
Song for soprano and piano
Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708-1754) 1922 1983
152 Das Köhlerweib ist trunken
Song for voice and piano
Gottfried Keller (1819-1890) 1936
153 Op.27 Das Marienleben
15 songs for soprano and piano
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1922-23, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.01 Op.27/01
    Geburt Mariä
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1923, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.02 Op.27/02
    Die Darstellung Mariä im Tempel
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1923, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.03 Op.27/03
    Mariä Verkündigung
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1922, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.04 Op.27/04
    Mariä Heimsuchung
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1922, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.05 Op.27/05
    Argwohn Josephs
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1922, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.06 Op.27/06
    Verkündigung über die Hirten
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1922, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.07 Op.27/07
    Geburt Christi
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1923, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.08 Op.27/08
    Rast auf der Flucht nach Ägypten
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1922, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.09 Op.27/09
    Von der Hochzeit zu Kana
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1923, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.10 Op.27/10
    Vor der Passion
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1922, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.11 Op.27/11
    Pietà
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1922, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.12 Op.27/12
    Stillung Mariä mit dem Auferstandenen
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1922, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.13 Op.27/13
    Vom Tode Mariä I
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1923, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.14 Op.27/14
    Vom Tode Mariä II (Thema mit Variationen)
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1923, rev. 1935-48 1924
153.15 Op.27/15
    Vom Tode Mariä III
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1923, rev. 1935-48 1924
154 Op.20 Das Nusch-Nuschi
Music to a play for marionettes in 1 act
Franz Biel (1871-1942) 1920, rev. 1924 1921 see also #155
155 Nusch-Nuschi Tänze
Dance suite for orchestra
1920 1921 adapted from #154
156 Das Rauber-Orchestra in der Hochschule
Exercises for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 4 clarinets, tenor saxophone, and 2 bassoons
1932 lost
157 Das Unaufhörliche
Oratorio for soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus, boys chorus and orchestra
Gottfried Benn (1886-1956) 1931 1931
158 Defuncto Herode
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1958 1959
159 Dem RIAS Kammerchor viel Glück
Canon for 7 voices
1958 2007
160 Dem RIAS Kammerchor viel Glück
Canon for 7 voices
1958
161 Op.28 Der Dämon (The Demon)
Dance-pantomime in 2 scenes
1922 1924 see also #162
162 Der Dämon (The Demon)
Concert suite for orchestra
1923 adapted from #161
163 Der Fliegenden Holländer
Parody overture for string quartet
1925 1991
164 Der Guguck
For mixed chorus
Anonymous 1925 1989 originally intended for #278
165 Der Lindberghflug (The Lindberg Flight)
Music for a radio play
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) 1929 1982 composed jointly with Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
166 Der Orkan
Monodrame lyrique, for voices, chorus, percussion, piano, violin, viola and cello
1919
167 Der Schwanendreher
Concerto on old folksongs, for viola and small orchestra
1935 1936
168 Der Sturm im Wasserglas
Berceuse for piccolo, string quintet and piano
1922 lost
169 Der Tod ("Er erschreckte uns, unser Retter")
For male chorus
Friedrich Klopstock (1724-1803) 1931 1932
170 Der Vetter auf Besuch
Singspiel
Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908) 1912-13 lost unfinished
171 Des kleinen Elektromusikers Lieblinge
For 3 trautoniums
1930 1997
172 Op.23a Des Todes Tod
3 lieder for female voice, 2 violas and 2 cellos
Eduard Reinacher (1892-1968) 1922 1953
172.1 Op.23a/1
    Gesicht von Tod und Elend
Eduard Reinacher (1892-1968) 1922 1953
172.2 Op.23a/2
    Gottes Tod
Eduard Reinacher (1892-1968) 1922 1953
172.3 Op.23a/3
    Des Todes Tod
Eduard Reinacher (1892-1968) 1922 1953
173 Dicebat Jesus scribis et phariaeis
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1959 1959
174 Die Harmonie der Welt
Opera in 5 acts
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) 1956-57 1957 see also #175
175 Die Harmonie der Welt
Symphony for orchestra
1951 1952 based on themes from #174
176 Op.23b Die junge Magd
6 poems for alto voice with flute, clarinet and string quartet
Georg Trakl (1887-1914) 1922 1922
176.1 Op.23b/1
    Oft am Brunnen
Georg Trakl (1887-1914) 1922 1922
176.2 Op.23b/2
    Stille schafft sie in der Kammer
Georg Trakl (1887-1914) 1922 1922
176.3 Op.23b/3
    Nächtens überm kahlen Anger
Georg Trakl (1887-1914) 1922 1922
176.4 Op.23b/4
    In der Schmiede dröhnt der Hammer
Georg Trakl (1887-1914) 1922 1922
176.5 Op.23b/5
    Schmächtig hingestreckt im Bette
Georg Trakl (1887-1914) 1922 1922
176.6 Op.23b/6
    Abends schweben blutige Linnen
Georg Trakl (1887-1914) 1922 1922
177 Op.35 Die Serenaden
Little cantata on romantic texts for soprano, oboe, viola and cello
1924 1925
177.1 Op.35/1
    Barcarolle
    For soprano, oboe and cello
Adolf Licht (1811-1885) 1924 1925
177.2 Op.35/2
    An Phyllis
    Toccata and Corrente for soprano and cello
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719-1803) 1924 1925
177.3 Op.35/3
    Nur Mut
    For soprano, oboe and viola
Ludwig Tieck (1773-1853) 1924 1925
177.4 Op.35/4
    Duet
    For viola and cello
1924 1925
177.5 Op.35/5
    Der Abend
    For soprano and oboe
Joseph von Eichendorff (1788-1857) 1924 1925
177.6 Op.35/6
    Der Wurm am Meer
    For soprano, oboe, viola and cello
Johann Wilhelm Meinhold (1797-1851) 1924 1925
177.7 Op.35/7
    Trio
    For oboe, viola and cello
1924 1925
177.8 Op.35/8
    Gute Nacht
    For soprano and viola
Siegfried August Mahlmann (1771-1826) 1924 1925
Die Zaubergeige
puppet play for voice and piano
Franz Graf von Puppi (1807-1876) 1916
178 Dixit Jesus Petro
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1959 1959
179 Dolorum solacium
Canon for 4 voices
Peter Abelard 1943 2007
180 Du bist mein (I am of Thee)
Song for voice and piano
Werinher von Tegernsee 1941 1999
181 Du Komponist bist trist?
Canon for 5 voices
1952/53 2007
182 Du mußt dir alles geben
For male chorus
Gottfried Benn (1886-1956) 1930 1930
183 Duet
For 2 cellos
1942? 1995
184 Duet
For viola and cello
1934 1957
185 Duets (2)
For bassoon and contrabassoon
1927 1997
186 Eau qui se presse
Song for voice and piano
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1942 1999
187 Echo
For flute and piano
1942 1945
188 Een krachtig voedsel
Concert waltz for flute (or piccolo), piano and strings
1920 lost
189 Eine Kammermusik
For alto voice, flute, harp, piano and string quartet
1915-16 1994 fragment only
190 Eine lichte Mitternacht
For male chorus
Walt Whitman (1819-1892); trans. Johannes Schlaf (1862-1941) 1929 1929 Possibly 1930 is first edition score.
191 Einfuhrmesse in Timbuktu
4 pieces for violin, oboe and drums
1922 lost
192 Der Einsiedler
Song for soprano and piano
Agostino da Cruz; trans. Karl Vossler (1872-1949) 1939
193 English Songs (9)
For voice and piano
1942-43 1945
193.1
    On Hearing "The Last Rose of Summer
Charles Wolfe (1791-1823) 1942 1945
193.2
    Echo
Thomas Moore (1669-1852) 1942 1945
193.3
    The Moon
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) 1942 1945
193.4
    The Whistlin' Thief
Samuel Lover (1797-1868) 1942 1945
193.5
    Envoy
Francis Thompson (1859-1907) 1942 1945
193.6
    The Wild Flower's Song
William Blake (1757-1827) 1942 1945
193.7
    Sing On There in the Swamp
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) 1943 1945
193.8
    To Music, to Becalm His Fever
Robert Herrick (1591-1674) 1942 1945
193.9
    On a Fly Drinking Out of His Cup
William Oldys (1696-1761) 1942 1945
194 Enthusiasm
For flute and viola
1942
195 Erat Joseph et Maria
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1959 1959
196 Erster Schnee ("Wie nun alles stirbt und endet")
For male chorus
Gottfried Keller (1819-1890) 1939 1950
Et obstinati quidam cantare volentes
Canon for 5 voices: 3 voices, 2 bass instruments
Johannes de Muris 1962
197 Exercises for Trautonium 1933 2009
198A Exiit edictum
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1940 1999 1st version of #198B
198B Exiit edictum
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1960 1960 2nd version of #198A
Festmarsch
4 voices: 3 male voices and tuba
1959
199 Filmmusik zu einem Fischinger-Film (Film Music)
For solo violin, to a film by Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967)
1932 lost
200 Musik zu einem abstrakten Fischinger-Film (Film Music)
For string trio, to a film by Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967)
1931 lost Film title was possibly Studie 6.
201 Flute Sonata
For flute and piano
1936 1937
202 Foxtrot
(for Irene Walther)
1919 lost
203 Frankenstein's Monstre Repertoire
Allegretto for string quartet (cello part missing)
1943? 2008
204 Frau Sorge
Melodrama with piano
Ludwig Jacobowski (1868-1900) 1919 lost
205 Frauenklage (Lady's Lament)
Song for soprano and piano. 2nd setting
Burggraf zu Regensburg 1942 1999
206 French Dance Suite (Suite französischer Tänze)
For chamber orchestra
1948 1958
207 Fugue ("Buffalo")
For piano
1940
208 Fugue ("Tanglewood")
For piano
1940
209 Fürst Kraft
For male chorus
Gottfried Benn (1886-1956) 1930 1930
210 Ganz leichte Stücke
Theme with variations for bassoon and cello
1942 2009
Gar viele gibt's, die halten sich für Amigos
3 voices with brass accompaniment
1954
211 Gouda-Emmental Marsch
For piccolo, piano and string quintet
1920 lost
212 Grammophonplatteneigene Stücke (2) 1930 lost
213 Grosses Rondo in B major
For clarinet and piano
1912-13 lost
214 Gut Zid
Valse lente for flute, piano, 2 violins, cello and double bass
1917? lost
215 Harp Sonata
For solo harp
1939 1940
216 Heimat-Sehnen
Song for voice and piano
1920 lost
217 Hérodiade
Music to a ballet for small orchestra (recitation orchestrale)
1944 1955
218 Op.45a Hin und Zurück (There and Back)
Sketch with music
Marcellus Schiffer (1892-1932) 1927 1927
219 Hoch leb der Jubilar, er lebe hoch
Canon for 3 voices
1962 2007
220 Hoch soll er dreimal leben, der Jubilar
Canon for 3 voices
1962 2007
221 Horn Concerto
For horn and orchestra
1949 1950
222 Horn Sonata
For horn and piano
1939 1940
223 Horn Sonata
For alto horn (or saxophone) and piano
1943 1956
224 Op.14 Hymns by Walt Whitman (3)
For baritone and piano
Walt Whitman (1819-1892); trans. Johannes Schlaf (1862-1941) 1919 1983
224.1 Op.14/1
    Der ich, in Zwischenräumen, in Äonen und Äonen wiederkehre
Walt Whitman (1819-1892); trans. Johannes Schlaf (1862-1941) 1919 1983
224.2 Op.14/2
    O, nun heb du an, dort in deinem Moor
Walt Whitman (1819-1892); trans. Johannes Schlaf (1862-1941) 1919 1983
224.3 Op.14/3
    Schlagt! Schlagt! Trommeln!
Walt Whitman (1819-1892); trans. Johannes Schlaf (1862-1941) 1919 1983
225 Ich will Trauern lassen stehn
Song for voice and piano
Anonymous 1942 1999
226 Igitur Daniel (Ich hab's gewagt)
Canon for 2 voices with noncanonic 3rd voice
Bible and Composer 1953 2007
227 Im Kampf mit dem Berge
Music for the film by Arnold Fanck (1889-1974), for orchestra
1921
228 Op.15 In einer Nacht (Träume und Erlebnisse)
14 pieces for solo piano
1917-19 1990
229 In principio erat verbum
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1941 1999
230 In Sturm und Eis (Im Kampf mit dem Berge)
Music for the film by Arnold Fanck (1889-1974), for orchestra
1921
231 Introduction and Passacaglia
For string trio
1941
232 Musik zu einem Trickfilm-Anfang (Introduction to a Cartoon Film)
For piano
1931 lost Written for a film music class.
233 Ite angeli veloces
Cantata for mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, mixed chorus, audience, orchestra and wind orchestra
Paul Claudel (1868-1955); trans. Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) 1953-55 1953-55
234 Joseph, Joseph, lieber Joseph
Canon for 4 voices
1959 2007
Jubiläumskanon
Canon for 9 voices
1958 2007
235 Jubiläumsmusik zu Fritz Dippels 25-jährigem Dienstjubiläum
For string quartet
1917 lost
236 Op.24/1 Kammermusik No.1
For 12 solo instruments
1922 1922
237 Op.36/1 Kammermusik No.2
For piano and 12 solo instruments
1924 1924
238 Op.36/2 Kammermusik No.3
For cello and 10 solo instruments
1925 1925
239 Op.36/3 Kammermusik No.4
For solo violin and large chamber orchestra
1925 1925
240 Op.36/4 Kammermusik No.5
For solo viola and large chamber orchestra
1927 1927
241A Op.46/1 Kammermusik No.6
For viola d'amore and chamber orchestra
1927 2007 1st version of #241B
241B Op.46/1 Kammermusik No.6
For viola d'amore and chamber orchestra
1930 1930 2nd version of #241A
242 Op.46/2 Kammermusik No.7
For organ and chamber orchestra
1928 1928
243 Kanonische Duette (2)
For 2 violins
1931 1932
244 Op.31/3 Kanonische Sonatine
For 2 flutes
1923 1924
245 Kasperl unter den Wilden
Puppet play. 4 pieces to the drama by Franz von Pocci (1807-1876). For toy trumpet, triangle, cymbals, snare drum and cello
1914?
246 Kasperls Heldentaten
Puppet play. 3 pieces to the drama by Franz Graf von Puppi (1807-1876). For voice and cello
Franz Graf von Puppi (1807-1876) 1915?
247 Kinderoper (Children's Opera)
For voice and instruments
1952 2009 fragment only
248 Op.37 Klaviermusik
For solo piano
1925-26 1925-27 see also #370
248.1 Op.37/1
    UbungÜbung in 3 Stücken
1925 1925
248.2 Op.37/2
    Reihe kleiner Stücke
1926 1927
249 Op.29 Klaviermusik mit Orchester (Piano Concerto for the Left Hand)
For piano (left hand) and orchestra
1923 2002
250 Klavierstück (Sehr ruhig)
For piano
1929 1990
251 Op.24/2 Kleine Kammermusik
For wind quintet
1922 1922
252 Kleine Sonate
For cello and piano
1942 1995
253 Op.25/2 Kleine Sonate
For viola d'amore and piano
1922 1929
254 Kleine Trios (2)
For flute, clarinet and double bass
1927 lost
255 Op.50 Konzertmusik
For brass and string orchestra
1930 1931
256 Op.49 Konzertmusik
For piano, brass and harp
1930 1930
257A Op.48 Konzertmusik
For solo viola and large chamber orchestra
1930 1930 1st version of #257B
257B Op.48 Konzertmusik
For solo viola and large chamber orchestra
1930 1931 2nd version of #257A
258 Op.41 Konzertmusik
For woodwinds, brass and percussion
1926 1927
259 Konzertstück
For 2 alto saxophones
1933 1970
260 Konzertstück
For trautonium and strings
1931
261 La belle dame sans merci
Song for voice and piano
John Keats (1795-1821) 1942 1945
262 La cigale et la fourmi
Song for voice and piano
Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695) 1942 1999
263 Lampe du soir
Song for voice and piano
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1942 1999
264 Langsames Stück und Rondo
For trautonium
1935 lost
265 Le revenant
Song for voice and piano
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) 1944 1999
266 Lehrstück
Musical theatre work, for mixed voices, chorus and wind orchestra
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) 1929 1929
267 Leichte Stücke (3)
For cello and piano
1938 1938
268 Leichte Stücke (14)
For 2 violins in the first position
1931 1932
269 Levis exsurgit Zephyrus
Song for voice and piano
Anonymous 1943 1999
270 Lied
For piano
1921 1990
271 Lied mit großer Orchesterbegleitung im Stile Richard Strauss
For soprano and string quartet. Voice part only survives
1925?
272 Lieder (2)
For alto voice and piano
1917 1983
272.1
    Ich bin so allein
Else Lasker-Schüler (1869-1945) 1917 1983
272.2
    Schlaflied
Guido Gezelle (1830-1899); trans. Rudolf Alexander Schröder (1878-1962) 1917 1983
273 Zwei Lieder für drei Singstimmen
For 2 female and 1 male voice
1927 1996
273.1
    Geh unter, schöne Sonne
Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) 1927 1996
273.2
    Wenn schlechte Leute zanken
Gottfried Keller (1819-1890) 1927 1996
274 Lieder(7)
For soprano or tenor and piano
1908-09 1983
274.1
    Nachtlied
Friedrich Hebbel (1813-1863) 1908-09 1983
274-2
    Die Rosen
Friedrich Hebbel (1813-1863) 1908-09 1983
274-3
    Sommerbild
Friedrich Hebbel (1813-1863) 1908-09 1983
274-4
    Mein Sterben
Robert Julian Hodel 1908-09 1983
274.5
    Heimatklänge
Hans von Matt (1869-1932) 1908-09 1983
274-6
    Frühlingstraum
Arnold Ott (1840-1910) 1908-09 1983
274.7
    Georgslied
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) 1908-09 1983
275 Op.18 Lieder (8)
For voice and piano
1920 1922
275.1 Op.18/1
    Die trunkene Tänzerin
Kurt Bock (1880-1949) 1920 1922
275.2 Op.18/2
    Wie Sanct Franciscus schweb’ ich in der Luft
Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914) 1920 1922
275.3 Op.18/3
    Traum
Else Lasker-Schüler (1869-1945) 1920 1922
275.4 Op.18/4
    Auf der Treppe sitzen meine Öhrchen
Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914) 1920 1922
275.5 Op.18/5
    Vor dir schein ich aufgewacht
Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914) 1920 1922
275.6 Op.18/6
    Du machst mich traurig
Else Lasker-Schüler (1869-1945) 1920 1922
275.7 Op.18/7
    Durch die abendlichen Gärten
Heinar Schilling (1894-1955) 1920 1922
275.8 Op.18/8
    Trompeten
Georg Trakl (1887-1914) 1920 1922
276 Lieder aus "Das Marienleben" (6)
Arranged for soprano and orchestra
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939-59 1939-59
276.1
    Geburt Maria
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1939
276.2
    Argwohn Josephs
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1939
276.3
    Geburt Crhisti
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1939
276.4
    Rast auf der Fluchr nach Ägypten
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1939 1939
276.5
    Vor der Passion
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1959 1959
276.6
    Vom Tode Maria III
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1959 1959
277 Op.43/2 Lieder für Singkreise
For mixed chorus
1926 1927
277.1 Op.43/2/i
    Ein jedes Band
August von Platen (1796-1835) 1926 1927
277.2 Op.43/2/ii
    O Herr, gib jedem seinen eignen Tod
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1926 1927
277.3 Op.43/2/iii
    Man weiß oft grade denn am meisten
Matthias Claudius (1740-1815) 1926 1927
277.4 Op.43/2/iv
    Was meinst du, Kunz, wie groß die Sonne sei?
Matthias Claudius (1740-1815) 1926 1927
278 Op.33 Lieder nach alten Texten (6)
For mixed chorus
1923 1925 see also #164
278.1 Op.33/1
    Vom Hausregiment
Martin Luther (1483-1546) 1923 1925 English version as #387.3
278.2 Op.33/2
    Frauenklage
Burggraf zu Regensburg (late 12th cen.) 1923 1925 English version as #387.2
278.3 Op.33/3
    Art läßt nicht von Art
Spervogel (ca.1150-ca.1200) 1923 1925 English version as #387.5
278.4 Op.33/4
    Der Liebe Schrein
Heinrich von Morungen (d.1220 or 1222) 1923 1925
278.5 Op.33/5
    Heimliches Glück
Reinmar (1160-1210) 1923 1925
278.6 Op.33/6
    Landsknechtstrinklied
Anonymous 1923 1925 English version as #387.3
279 Lieder nach Gedichte von Friedrich Hölderlin (6)
For tenor and piano
Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) 1933-35 1965
279.1
    An die Parzem
Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) 1935 1965
279.2
    Sonnenuntergang
Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) 1935 1965
279.3
    Ehmals und jetzt
Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) 1935 1965
279.4
    Des Morgens
Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) 1935 1965
279.5
    Fragment
Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) 1933 1965
279.6
    Abendphantasie
Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) 1933 1965
280 Lieder nach Texten von Angelus Silesius (4)
For soprano and piano
Silesius Aneglus (1624-1677) 1935
280.1
    Weg, weg, ihr Seraphim
Silesius Aneglus (1624-1677) 1935
280.2
    Es kann in Ewigkeit
Silesius Aneglus (1624-1677) 1935
280.3
    Du sprichst, das Große
Silesius Aneglus (1624-1677) 1935
280.4
    Du sprichst, versetze dich
Silesius Aneglus (1624-1677) 1935
281 Lieder nach Texten von Brentano (2)
For voice and piano
Clemens Brentano (1778-1842) 1936
281.1
    Singet leise
Clemens Brentano (1778-1842) 1936
281.2
    Brautgesang
Clemens Brentano (1778-1842) 1936
282 Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Nietzsche (2)
For tenor and piano
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) 1939
282.1
    Unter Feinden
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) 1939
282.2
    Die Sonne sinkt
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) 1939
283 Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Rückert (4)
For soprano and piano
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1886) 1933
283.1
    Mitternacht
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1886) 1933 lost
283.2
    Ein Obdach gegen Sturm und Regen
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1886) 1933 lost
283.3
    Das Ganze, nicht das Einzelne
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1886) 1933
283.4
    Was du getan
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1886) 1933 lost
284 Lieder nach Texten von Matthias Claudius (4)
For soprano and piano
Matthias Claudius (1740-1815) 1933
284.1
    Es ist etwas im Menschen
Matthias Claudius (1740-1815) 1933 lost
284.2
    Der Tod ist'n eigener Mann
Matthias Claudius (1740-1815) 1933
284.3
    Ein gutes Gewissen im Menschen
Matthias Claudius (1740-1815) 1933 lost
284.4
    Wenn du Paul den Peter loben hörst
Matthias Claudius (1740-1815) 1933 lost
285 Lieder nach Texten von Novalis (4)
For soprano and piano
Novalis (1772-1801) 1933
285.1
    Hymne
Novalis (1772-1801) 1933
285.2
    Das Lied der Toten
Novalis (1772-1801) 1933
285.3
    Gesang
Novalis (1772-1801) 1933
285.4
    Ich will nicht klagen mehr
Novalis (1772-1801) 1933
286 Lieder nach Texten von Wilhelm Busch (3)
For soprano and piano
Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908) 1933 lost
286.1
    Schein und Sein
Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908) 1933 lost
286.2
    Verfrüht
Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908) 1933 lost
286.3
    Es saß ein Fuchs
Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908) 1933 lost
287 Liedsätze au dem Kontrapunkt-Unterricht (7)
For mixed chorus
1912-14 1989
287.1
    Christus der ist mein Leben
1912-14 1989
287.2
    Erhalt uns Herr, bei deinem Wort
1912-14 1989
287.3
    Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
1912-14 1989
287.4
    Gott des Himmels
1912-14 1989
287.5
    Reiters Abschied
1912-14 1989
287.6
    Entlaubet ist der Walde
1912-14 1989
287.7
    Mir ist ein rot Goldringelein
1912-14 1989
288 Lijonel (Der Abschieds-Foxtrot)
For piccolo, piano and string qunintet
1920 lost
289 Lohengrin-Parodie
Music to the parody by Friedrich Huch (1873-1913)
1915? Piano score extant
290 Ludus minor
For clarinet and cello
1944 1995
291 Ludus tonalis
Studies in counterpoint, tonal organisation and piano playing. For solo piano
1942 1943
292 Lügenlied
Folksong for 3 mixed voices with instruments
1928 1930
293 Op.05 Lustige Lieder in aaraguer Mundart (Merry Songs in the Aargau Dialect)
For high voice and piano
1914-16 1983
293.1A Op.05/1
    Schössli bschnyde
Sofie Hämmerli-Marti (1868-1942) 1914 1983 1st version of #293.1B
293.1B Op.05/1
    Schössli bschnyde
Sofie Hämmerli-Marti (1868-1942) 1914-16 1983 2nd version of #293.1A
293.2 Op.05/2
    Zur Unzeit
Adolf Frey (1855-1920) 1914-16 1983
293.3 Op.05/3
    Die Hexe
Adolf Frey (1855-1920) 1914-16 1983
293.4 Op.05/4
    Dä liess ig y!
Josef Reinhart (1875-1957) 1914-16 1983
293.5 Op.05/5
    Kindchen
Adolf Frey (1855-1920) 1914-16 1983
293.6 Op.05/6
    Erwachen
Josef Reinhart (1875-1957) 1914-16 1983
293.7 Op.05/7
    Tanzliedli
Josef Reinhart (1875-1957) 1914-16 1983
294 Op.04 Lustige Sinfonietta in D minor
For small orchestra
1916 1980
295 Madrigals (12)
For 5-part chorus
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.01
    Mitwelt
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.02
    Eines Narren, eines Künstlers Leben
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.03
    Tauche deine Furcht
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.04
    Trink aus!
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.05
    An eine Tote
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.06
    Frühling
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.07
    An einen Schmetterling
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.08
    Judaskuss
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.09
    Magisches Rezept
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.10
    Es bleibt wohl
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.11
    Kraft fand zu Form
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
295.12
    Du Zweifel
Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) 1958 1958
296 Mainzer Umzug (Volksvergnügen)
For soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra
Carl Zuckmayer (1896-1977) 1962
297 Marsch für Blasmusik (für Fest mit der Schulklasse im Juli 1932 geschrieben)
For brass instruments
1932 lost Written for a class party.
298 March (über den alten "Schweizerton")
For orchestra
1960 1984
299 March in F minor
For piano 4 hands
1916 lost
300 Mass
For mixed chorus a cappella
1963 1963
301 Mathis der Maler (Mathias the Painter)
Opera in 7 scenes
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) 1934-35 1935 based on themes from #302
302 Mathis der Maler
Symphony for orchestra
1934 1934 see also #301
303 Mehrstimmiger Versuch
For Egyptian instruments
1932 2009 fragment only
304 Op.13 Melancholie
4 lieder for mezzo-soprano and string quartet
Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914) 1919 1994
304.1 Op.13/1
    Die Primeln blühn und grüßen
Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914) 1919 1994
304.2 Op.13/2
    Nebelweben
Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914) 1918 1994
304.3 Op.13/3
    Dunkler Tropfe
Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914) 1919 1994
304.4 Op.13/4
    Traumwald
Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914) 1917 1994
305 Melodrama ("Instructions for US tax form 1040, U.S. Treasury")
For voice and instrument
1944
306 Minimax ("Repertoire for Military Orchestra")
Parody for string quartet
1923 1978
307 Mit Freuden seinen Wunsche entbiet';
Canon for 3 voices
1958 2007
308 Mitternacht
Melodrama for flugelhorn, horn, viola, bassoon, trombone and drums
1918 lost
309 Op.12 Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen (Murder, the Hope of Women)
Opera in 1 act
Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) 1919 1921
310 Movement and Fragment
From a sonata for solo violin
1920s? 1993
311 Movement
For string trio
1951
312 Movement
For violin and piano
1914-15 1976 fragment only
313 Musica divinas laudes
Canon for 3 voices with optional brass
1949 1950
314 Musik für 6 Instrumente und einen Umwender
For flute, piano, 2 violins, celllo and double bass
1917? lost
315 Op.40 Musik für mechanische instrumente (2) 1926
315.1 Op.40/1
    Toccata
    For mechanical piano
1926 1996?
315.2 Op.40/2
    Das triadische Ballete
    For mechanical organ
1926 lost fragment only; re-used in #316.2
316 Musik für mechanische instrumente (2) 1927
316.1
    Felix der Kater im Zirkus
    Music for the film
1927 lost
316.2
    Organ Suite
    For mechanical organ
1926/27 fragment only; see also #315.2
317 Musikalisches Hörspiel
For voices, choruses, percussion and instruments ad lib.
Robrt Seltz 1930 2008
318 Musikalisches Blumengartlein und Leyptziger Allerley
Parody for clarinet and double bass (or cello)
1927 1995
319 Nach einer alten Skizze
Song for voice and piano
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825-1898) 1942 1999
320 Nähe des Geliebten
Song for voice and piano
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) 1914 1983
321A Neues vom Tage (News of the Day)
Comic opera in 3 acts
Marcellus Schiffer (1892-1932) 1928-29 1929 1st version of #321B; see also #322
321B Neues vom Tage (News of the Day)
Comic opera in 2 acts
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) and Marcellus Schiffer (1892-1932) 1953-54 1954 2nd version of #321A
322 Neues vom Tage, Ouvertüre mit Konzertschluß
Concert overture
1929-30 1930 adapted from the overture to #321A
323 Nobilissima Visione
Dance legend (Tanzlegende) in 6 scenes
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) and Léonide Massine (1896-1979) 1938 1938 see also #324
324 Nobilissima visione
Suite for orchestra
1938 1940 arranged from #323
325 Nuptiae factae sunt
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1944 1952
326 O Grille, sing
Song for voice and piano
Max Dauthendey (1867-1918) 1942 1999
327 Obgleich verspätet, gratulieren
Canon for 3 voices
1958 2007
328 Oboe Sonata
For oboe and piano
1938 1939
329 Octet
For clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, 2 violas, cello and double bass
1957-58 1958
330 Oh, threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!
Canon for 4 voices
Omar Khayyam 1945 2007
331 Old Irish Air (Altes irisches Lied)
For mixed chorus, harp and strings. After the Irish folksong "The harp that once thro’ Tara’s halls"
1940 1958
332 On arrange et on compose
Song for soprano and piano
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1942 1999
333 Organ Concerto
For organ and orchestra
1962-63 1964
334 Organ Sonata No.1
For solo organ
1937 1937
335 Organ Sonata No.2
For solo organ
1937 1937
336 Organ Sonata No.3 ('nach alten Volksliedern')
For solo organ
1940 1940
337 Othmar Sch Sch Sch Schoeck
Canon for 4 voices
1956 2007
338 Pastores loquebantur
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1944 1952
339 Philharmonisches Konzert (Philharmonic Concerto)
Variations for orchestra
1932 1932
340 Piano Concerto
For piano and orchestra
1945 1948
341 Piano Piece
(for Fräulein Paula Alsberg)
1921 lost
342 Piano Piece 1927? lost
343 Piano Pieces 1931 lost
344 Piano Pieces (4) 1921 lost
345 Op.07 Piano Quintet in E minor
For piano and string quartet
1917 lost
346 Op.17 Piano Sonata 1920 1990 mostly lost; reconstructed by Bernhard Billeter (1936-)
347 Piano Sonata
First movement only
1941
348 Piano Sonata No.1 in A major ("Der Main")
For solo piano
1936 1936 see also #429
349 Piano Sonata No.2 in G major
For solo piano
1936 1936
350 Piano Sonata No.3 in B major
For solo piano
1936 1936
351 Piece
For recorder, trumpet and cello
1939 2009
352 Pieces (2)
for organ
1918 2006
353 Op.08 Pieces (3)
For cello and piano
1917 1917
354 Pieces (4)
For bassoon and cello
1941 1969
355 Pieces (8)
For solo double bass
1927 1995
356 Pieces (8)
For solo flute
1927 1958
357 Pieces (23)
For 1 and 2 violins
1931 1932
358 Pittsburgh Symphony
For orchestra
1958 1959
359/1 Plöner Musiktag (A Day of Music at Plön) 1932 1932
359.1
    Morgenmusik
    For brass instruments
1932 1932
359.2
    Tafelmusik
    For flute and trumpet (or clarinet) and strings
1932 1932
359.3
    Mahnung an die Jugend, sich der Musik zu befleißigen
    Cantata for soloists, children's chorus and orchestra
Martin Agricola (d. 1556) 1932 1932
359.4
    Abendkonzert
    6 pieces for orchestra and solo instruments
1932 1932
359/2 Plöner Musiktag Suite
For Various Ensembles
1932? 1969
360 Poloniase in C minor
For piano
1917 lost
361 Poor Lazarus and the Rich Man
Virginian ballad for orchestra
1941 1988 fragment only
362 Prelude
For solo violin
1922 1993
363 Rag Time (wohltemperiert)
For large orchestra
1921 1987 also arranged for piano 4 hands (1921)
364 Ranae ad solem
Song for voice and piano
Phaedrus 1942 1999
365 Recitativo e Aria Ranatica ("The Expiring Frog")
For voice and piano
Encyclopaedia Britannica (recitative) and Charles Dickens (1812-1870) 1944
366 Regimentsmarsch der Tipopo
For 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, tenor saxophone, 2 horns, 2 trombones and strings
1923
367 Reklamefilm Clermont & Fouet (Film Music)
Music for a film school class, for string trio
1931 lost Written for a film music class.
368 Richard Donovan has Birthday
Canon for 5 voices
1941 2007
370 Rondo
For mechanical piano
1926 based on part of #248
Sabinchen
for soprano, spoken part, solo quartet, additional singing and speaking parts
Robert Seitz (1891-1938) 1930 2008
371 Sainte
Song for voice and piano
Stéphane Mallarmé (1842-1898) 1944 1999
372 Op.21 Sancta Susanna
Opera in 1 act
August Stramm (1874-1915) 1921 1921
373 Op.44 Schulwerk für Instrumental-Zusammenspiel (School Work for Instrumental Ensemble Playing)
For string ensemble
1927 1927
374 Short Songs for Amercian School Songbooks (9)
For chorus with piano
1938 2009
374.1
    A Rain Song
Clinton Scollard 1938 2009
374.2
    April Rain
Robert Loveman 1938 2009
374.3
    Prayer for a Pilot
Cecil Roberts 1938 2009
374.4
    Rain
Annie Willis McCullogh 1938 2009
374.5
    Romance
E F A Geach 1938 2009
374.6
    The Sea Gipsy
Richard Hovey 1938 2009
374.7
    The Spider's Web
Charlotte Druit Cole 1938 2009
374.8
    Thrush Song
Clinton Scollard 1938 2009
374.9
    Young and Old
Charles Kingsley 1938 2009
375 Siebzig, ja siebzig ist ein gutes Alter
Canon for 11 voices
1954 2007
376 Sine musica nulla disciplina
Canon for 3 voices
Hrabanus Maurus 1944 1951
377 Sinfonietta in E major
For orchestra
1949/50 1950
378 Sing hevin imperial
Canon for 4 voices
William Dunbar 1942 2007
379 Op.45 Sing und Spielmusik für Liebhaber und Musikfreunde 1928-29 1928-31
379.1 Op.45/1
    Frau Musica
    Music for male voice, female voice, mixed chorus, winds (ad lib.) and strings
Martin Luther (1483-1546) 1928 1928 English version as #147
379.2 Op.45/2
    Canons (8)
    For 2 voices with instruments ad lib
1928 1928
379.3 Op.45/3
    Ein Jäger aus Kurpfalz
    For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and strings
1928 1928
379.4 Op.45/4
    Leichte Fünftonstücke
    For piano
1928 1930
379.5 Op.45/5
    Martinslied
    For equal voices (solo or chorus) with 3 instruments
"Olorinus" (= Johannes Sommer, 1559-1622) 1929 1931
380 Sonata
For double bass and piano
1949 1950
381 Sonata
For English horn and piano
1941 1942
382 Sonata
For 4 horns
1952 1953
383 Sonata
For piano 4 hands
1938 1939
384 Sonata
For 2 pianos, 4 hands
1942 1942
385 Sonata for 10 Instruments
For flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet and string quintet.
1917 2001 2nd and 3rd movts incomplete. (Ruhig- Äußerst lebhaft - Groteskes scherzo.) Premiered and published in 2001. Autograph has "Op.10". According to Luttmann, alternate title from sketches: "Doppelquintett".
386 Op.09 Songs (3)
For soprano and large orchestra
1917 1978
386.1 Op.09/1
    Meine Nächte sind heiser zerschrien
Ernst Wilhelm Lotz (1890-1914) 1917 1978
386.2 Op.09/2
    Weltende
Else Lasker-Schüler (1869-1945) 1917 1978
386.3 Op.09/3
    Aufbruch der Jugend
Ernst Wilhelm Lotz (1890-1914) 1917 1978
387 Songs on Old Texts (5)
For mixed chorus
1937-38 1943
387.1
    True Love
Heinrich von Veldeke; trans. Arthur Mendel (1905-1979) 1937-38 1943
387.2
    Lady's Lament
Burggraf zu Regensburg; tr William Oliver Strunk (1901-1980) 1937-38 1943 English version of #278.2
387.3
    Of Household Rule
Martin Luther (1483-1546); tr William Oliver Strunk (1901-1980) 1937-38 1943 English version of #278.1
387.4
    Troopers' Drinking Song
Martin Luther (1483-1546); tr William Oliver Strunk (1901-1980) 1937-38 1943 English version of #278.6
387.5
    The Devil a Monk Would Be!
Spervogel (ca.1150-ca.1200); tr William Oliver Strunk (1901-1980) 1937-38 1943 English version of #278.3
388 Songs (2)
For soprano (or tenor) and piano
Oscar Cox (1905-1966) 1955 1955
388.1
    Image
Oscar Cox (1905-1966) 1955 1955
388.2
    Beauty Touch Me
Oscar Cox (1905-1966) 1955 1955
389 Sonnlein, geh nicht fort
Canon for 2 voices
1936 2007
390 Spiel- und Hörschule 1931 2009 fragment only
391 Op.43/1 Spielmusik
For string orchestra, flutes and oboes
1927 1927
392 Spruch eines Fahrenden
Chorus for equal female or children's voices a cappella
Anonymous, 14th century 1928 1930
393 Op.02 String Quartet No.1 in C major
For 2 violins, viola and cello
1914-15 1994
394 Op.10 String Quartet No.2 in F minor
For 2 violins, viola and cello
1918 1921
395 Op.16 String Quartet No.3 in C major
For 2 violins, viola and cello
1920 1921
396 Op.22 String Quartet No.4
For 2 violins, viola and cello
1921 1923
397 Op.32 String Quartet No.5
For 2 violins, viola and cello
1923 1924
398 String Quartet No.6 in E major
For 2 violins, viola and cello
1943 1944
399 String Quartet No.7
For 2 violins, viola and cello
1945 1949
400 Studies for Solo Violin 1912? 2009 fragment only
401 Suchen Sie eine gute Unterkunft
Canon for 4 voices
1928 2007
402 Symphonia Serena
For orchestra
1946 1947
403 Symphonic Dances (Symphonische Tänze)
For orchestra
1937 1938
404 Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
For orchestra
1943 1945
405 Symphony in B major
For concert band
1951 1951
406 Symphony in E-flat major
For orchestra
1940 1943
407 Op.19 Tanzstücke
4 pieces for piano
1920 1928
408 The Four Temperaments (Die vier Temperamente)
Theme and variations for piano and string orchestra
1940 1947
409 The Long Christmas Dinner (Das Lange Weihnachtsmahl)
Opera in 1 act
Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) 1960-61 1961
410 The Spleeny Mau
Ragtime piece for flute, 2 violins, cello, double bass and piano
1917 ? lost
411 Theme and Variations in E major
For piano
1912-13 lost
412 To a Snowflake
Song for voice and piano
Francis Thompson (1859-1907) 1942 1999
413 Todtmooser Abschiedsmarsch mit Hymne
For piano 4 hands
1917 lost
414 Tränenkrüglein
Song for voice and piano
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) 1942 1999
415 Trauermusik
For solo viola (or violin or cello) and string orchestra
1936 1937
416 Op.47 Trio
For viola, heckelphone (or tenor saxophone) and piano
1928 1929
417 Op.34 Trio No.1
For violin, viola and cello
1924 1924
418 Trio No.2
For violin, viola and cello
1933 1934
419 Trombone Sonata
For trombone and piano
1941 1942
420 Trübes Wetter
Song for voice and piano
Gottfried Keller (1819-1890) 1942 1999
421 Trumpet Sonata
For trumpet and piano
1939 1940
422 Tuba Sonata
For bass tuba and piano
1955 1957
423/1 Tuttifäntchen
Music to the Christmas fairy tale in 3 scenes, for voices and orchestra
Hedwig Michel (1892-1982) and Franziska Becker (1874-1942) 1922 1922
423/2 Tuttifäntchen Suite
for chamber orchestra
1925 1969
424 UberÜber das Frühjahr
For male chorus
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) 1929 1929 Possibly 1930 is first edition score.
425 UbungenÜbungen für Geiger
Experimental systematic exercises for today's violin technique
1926 1958
Übungsstück
For 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 4 clarinets, saxophone (E), 2 bassoons
1932 lost Composed for the "Rauberorchester" at the Hochschule. Description varies between two of the composer's work lists; the information above is from the one identifying date and instrumentation more specifically.
426 Unsre Amseln lassen sich's nicht verdrießen
Canon for 3 voices
1957 2007
427 Unterhaltungsmusik
For 3 clarinets
1934 lost
428 Unusquisque eum cantum
Canon for 3 voices
Guido of Arezzo 1949 2007
429 Variations
For solo piano
1936 1981 originally intended as movt. II of #348
430 Variationen über ein altes Tanzlied (Variations on an Old Dance Song)
For male chorus
Anonymous 1939 1950
431 Vidit Joannes Jesum venientem
Motet for voice and piano
Bible 1959 1960
432 Vierzig, vierzig, vierzig, vierzig, es lebe hoch das Konzerthausleben
Canon for 3 voices
1956 2007
433 Op.11/5 Viola Sonata
For solo viola
1919 1923
434 Op.25/1 Viola Sonata
For solo viola
1922 1923
435 Op.31/4 Viola Sonata
For solo viola
1923 1993
436 Viola Sonata
For solo viola
1937 1993
437 Op.25/4 Viola Sonata
For viola and piano
1922 1976
438 Viola Sonata
For viola and piano
1938-39 1940
439 Violin Sonata in E major
For violin and piano
1935 1935
440 Op.11/4 Viola Sonata in F major
For viola and piano
1919 1922
441 Violin Concerto
For solo violin and orchestra
1939 1939
442 Op.31/1 Violin Sonata
For solo violin
1924 1924
443 Op.31/2 Violin Sonata ('Es ist so schönes Wetter draussen')
For solo volin
1924 1924
444 Violin Sonata in C major
For violin and piano
1939 1940
445 Op.11/2 Violin Sonata in D major
For violin and piano
1918 1920
446 Violin Sonata in D minor
For violin and piano
1912-13 lost
447 Op.11/1 Violin Sonata in E major
For violin and piano
1918 1921
448 Op.11/6 Violin Sonata in G minor
For solo violin
1917-18 1993 fragment only
449 Vision des Mannes
For male chorus
Gottfried Benn (1886-1956) 1930 1930
450 Vormittagsspuk
Music for the film, for mechanical piano
1928 lost
451 Op.06 Waltzes (8) ("Drei wunderschöne Mädchen im Schwarzwald")
For piano 4 hands
1916 1990
452 Wanderlider
Cantata for boys' chorus, guitar, and melody instruments ad lib.
1942 2008 composed jointly with Harald Genzmer (1909-2007), and Oskar Sala (1910-2002)
452.6
    Rondo (Triosatz)
    For 3 guitars
1930 1969 the only extract known to have been composed solely by Hindemith
453 Was wäre die Welt ohne unsren Igor
Canon for 3 voices
1957 2007
454 Wer wußte je das Leben recht zu fassen
Song for voice and piano
August von Platen (1796-1835) 1942 1999
455 When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom'd (Als Flieder jüngst mir im Garten blüht)
Requiem for mezzo-soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra
Walt Whitman (1819-1892); trans. Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) 1946 1948
456 Wie es wär', wenn's anders wär'
For soprano, flute, oboe, bassoon and string quartet
Franz Bonn (1830-1894) 1918 1994
457 Wind Septet
For flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, horn, bass clarinet and bassoon
1948 1950
458 Wir bauen eine Stadt (Let's Build a City)
Children's play, for voices, melody instruments and percussion
Robert Seitz (1891-1938) 1930 1930 see also #459
459 Wir bauen eine Stadt (Let's Build a City)
Piano suite for children. 6 numbers arranged for solo piano
1931 1931 arranged from #458
460 Wir gratulieren
Canon for 4 voices
1958 2007
461 Wir sind froh
Canon for 6 voices
Sowieso 1951 2007
462 Wollte ich allen brieflich danken
Canon for 3 voices
1960 2007
463 Young Lorch Fellow ("Für Fest bei Dr. Jung in Lorch a./Rh.")
For piccolo, piano and string quintet
1920 lost
464 Zum Abschiede meiner Tochter
Song for voice and piano
Joseph von Eichendorff (1788-1857) 1942 1999
465 Die Tragödie im Kino
Moralistic Trauerspiel
Composer
"Nobel Prize winner of 1794 BC"
1913
466 Das Leben dringt in die Zelle
Mystery Opera
Composer 1914 Piano score lost; text survives
467 Der verschleierte Raub
Teutsche Oper (German opera) in 3 acts
Arend Berend (possibly a pseudonym for the composer) 1914 Piano score lost; text survives