The Four Temperaments (Hindemith, Paul)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	Theme and 4 Variations
Composition Year	1940-11-01, New Haven
Genre Categories	Variations; Ballets; Theatrical Works; For piano, strings; Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring string ensemble; For strings with soloists; For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Full Scores
  - 2.1.1 For Piano and Strings
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 For 2 Pianos (Hammer)
3 Free Recordings
4 General Information

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

For Piano and Strings

Complete Score (CA)
*#339925 - 13.60MB, 90 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/44/34 - Sallen112

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Publisher. Info.	New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1948. Plate 194611.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	600 dpi. AMP- Doesn't their plate (number) scheme usually parallel that of Schott, at least when (at I'm guessing here) they're coissuing?
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Pianos (Hammer)

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Arranger	Karl Louis Hammer (1877-1950)
Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.1625, 1947. Plate 37053.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	600 dpi.
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Free Recordings

Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Fausto Quintabà (piano), Multiple conductors (30:46)

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General Information

Work Title	Theme with Four Variations (according to the Four Temperaments) Thema mit vier Variationen
Alternative. Title	Die vier Temperamente für Orchester oder Ballett
Composer	Hindemith, Paul
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IPH 46
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	Theme and 4 Variations A. Theme B. First Variation: Melancholic C. Second Variation: Sanguinic D. Third Variation: Phlegmatic E. Fourth Variation: Choleric
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1940-11-01, New Haven
First Performance.	1943-03-10 in Winterthur, Stadtorchester Winterthur (Orchestra) Rudolf am Bach (piano), Hermann Scherchen (conductor) 1946-11-20 in the New Ballet Society, New York (Ballet) Nicolas Kopeikine (piano), Leon Barzin (conductor) Georges Balanchine (choreographer), Kurt Seligmann (stage design and costumes)
First Publication.	1947
Average DurationAvg. Duration	30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Modern
Piece Style	Modern
Instrumentation	piano, strings (violins I, violins II, violas, cellos, basses)
External Links	Hindemith Foundation Wikipedia article (ballet version)