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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 movements (piano suite) |
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| Composition Year | 1930 (March) in Berlin (full score) 1930/31 (piano suite) |
| Genre Categories | Theatrical Works; Suites; For voices, percussion; |
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| Work Title | Wir bauen eine Stadt: Children's play, for voices, melody instruments and percussion |
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| Alternative. Title | "Spiel für Kinder"; Klavierstücke für Kinder von Paul Hindemith |
| Composer | Hindemith, Paul |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IPH 183 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 movements (piano suite):
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1930 (March) in Berlin (full score) 1930/31 (piano suite) |
| First Performance. | 1930/06/21 in Berlin, im Rahmen der Festspiele „Neue Musik Berlin 1930“
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| First Publication. | 1930 (full score) 1931 (piano suite) |
| Librettist | Robert Seitz (1891–1938) |
| Language | German |
| Dedication | Für Olga Streicher |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 10-25 minutes (complete) 5 minutes (piano suite) |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
| Piece Style | Modern |
| Instrumentation | voices (high, medium, low), melody instruments, percussion (complete)
piano (piano suite) |
| External Links | Hindemith Foundation Hindemith Foundation (piano suite) |
| Extra Information | Hindemith arranged six pieces for for easy piano in 1930 or 1931 (See Piano Suite above). According to Else Thalheimer-Lewertoff, Hindemith subsequently composed an interlude for the two composed an interlude for a two-act performance of the work (with new text by S.B. Lewertoff, resetting the work in Palestine) by the Jüdischer Kulturbund in Cologne in the mid-1930s. - Paul Hindemith: A Research and Information Guide |
