He used the troubadour melody "Ce fut en Mai" as the main theme for a ballet based on the life of St. Francis of Assisi, while another work by him features a repeating "Chinese" flute theme reminiscent of Bolero.
This composer's trombone sonata has an Allegro pesante third movement subtitled "Song of the Swashbuckler." He used the troubadour melody "Ce fut en Mai" as the main theme for a ballet based on the life of St. Francis of Assisi, while another work by him features a repeating "Chinese" flute theme reminiscent of Bolero. This composer of Nobilissima Visione also wrote a work that begins with a "Praludium," which is then followed by twelve fugues separated by interludes. This proponent of (*) "utility music" premiered Walton's Viola Concerto and wrote eight Kammermusik pieces in addition to the Ludus Tonalis. The "Turandot Scherzo" appears in his Symphonic Metamorphosis on the Themes of Carl Maria von Weber, but he may be best known for an opera portraying the creator of the Isenheim Altarpiece. For 10 points, name this German composer of Mathis der Maler.
This composer's trombone sonata has an Allegro pesante third movement subtitled "Song of the Swashbuckler."
Paul Hindemith