Hindemith

American  

[hin-duh-mith, ‑mit] / ˈhɪn də mɪθ, ‑mɪt /

noun

1. Paul, 1895–1963, U.S. composer, born in Germany.

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Hindemith British  

/ ˈhɪndəmɪt /

noun

1. Paul (paul). 1895–1963, German composer and musical theorist, who opposed the twelve-tone technique. His works include the song cycle Das Marienleben (1923) and the opera Mathis der Maler (1938)

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Example Sentences

And her explorations of music by Peter Cornelius, Max Reger and Paul Hindemith, though less familiar, are no less appealing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Octaves in contrary motion smoked with ferocity in the Hindemith, and sforzandos in the Beethoven reintroduced audiences to the elemental wildness of a composer of repertory standards.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Paul Hindemith was a classmate and lifelong friend.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022

Music@MiMoDa Violinist Jacqueline Suzuki and pianist Brendan White play pieces by Hindemith and Respighi plus selections by local composers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2019

The appearance of Hindemith in the musical life of our day is very fortunate, for he stands out as a wholesome and illuminating principle amid so much obscurity.

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor