His religious works include a song cycle on the life of Mary and a ballet, Nobilissima visione, inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi.
His religious works include a song cycle on the life of Mary and a ballet, Nobilissima visione, inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi. His early works, such as the play for Burmese marionettes entitled Das Nusch-Nuschi, were satirical, but he developed a concern for writing practical music which could be played at home by amateur musicians. FTP, identify this German composer, whose strong opposition to totalitarianism led him, in 1935, to write an opera about an artist leading a rebellion against authority, Mathis der Maler.
His religious works include a song cycle on the life of Mary and a ballet, Nobilissima visione, inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi.
Paul {Hindemith}