Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Lustige Sinfonietta (1916)

for orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1916
    • Duration: 40 mn
    • Publisher: Schott
    • Opus: 4
Detailed formation
  • 2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, 3 percussionists, 8 violins, 6 second violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos, 2 double basses, 2 five-strings double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 14 September 1980
    Location:

    Allemagne, Berlin, Berliner Festwochen 1980


    Performers:

    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin ; Gerd Albrecht, direction

Table of contents

I. Die Galgenbrüder
II. Intermezzo (Zoologische Merkwürdigkeiten)
III. "Palmström", Thema mit Variationen