The wind ensemble I play in has just begun working up the Hindemith. It premiered in 1951, when he was living in the USA. When he scored for "baritone" what instrument did he have in mind? I would guess the American baritone/euphonium of the time, but does anyone know definitely?
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I agree. Baritone. However, there's nothing wrong with euphonium. I have an old recording of Hindemith conducting the "London Winds" in a performance of the Symphony. It's definitely an English Euphonium player on record.
Hindemith was intimately familiar with the wind instruments by virtue of his learning to play so many of the them. He was passably good on every instrument he wrote a Sonata for, I've read.
Hindemith was intimately familiar with the wind instruments by virtue of his learning to play so many of the them. He was passably good on every instrument he wrote a Sonata for, I've read.