Hindemith

American  

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

noun

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

---

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)

---

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

And, in retrospect, this hit-or-miss Hindemith might simply have been a matter of programmatic contrast — its fearsome bombast a strange neighbor for Chopin, even when separated by a 15-minute intermission.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

He later recalled getting used to “the whistling, ranting and raging” with which audiences would greet his Hindemith, Stravinsky and Schoenberg with the Mainz Symphony in Germany.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022

Paul Hindemith was a classmate and lifelong friend.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022

I realized the difference, and before beginning the work I consulted Hindemith, who is a perfect violinist.

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor