Hindemith
Paul Hindemith (1895–1963) was a German composer, theorist, and multi-instrumentalist who developed a neoclassical style grounded in his own theory of tonal hierarchy.
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Hindemith could play every instrument in the orchestra at a professional level — during rehearsals, he would occasionally take an instrument from a musician and demonstrate the correct passage himself.
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