When and where was Paul Hindemith born?
Paul Hindemith was born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, on the 16th of November 1895. He grew up as the eldest child of Robert Hindemith and his wife Marie Warnecke.
Questions about Paul Hindemith
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Why did Paul Hindemith leave Germany for Switzerland in 1938?
Emigration to Switzerland occurred in 1938 partly because his wife Gertrud Rottenberg had part-Jewish ancestry. The Nazis banned his music in October 1936 after years of complicated political pressure.
What role did Paul Hindemith play in Turkish music education during the 1930s?
Hindemith served as leading figure of new music pedagogy under president Kemal Atatürk in Turkey. He accepted an invitation from Turkish government to oversee creation of a music school in Ankara in 1935.
How many students earned degrees from Paul Hindemith at Yale University?
Luther Noss documented that Hindemith taught for little over ten years with four hundred total students. Only forty-six earned degrees mostly in music theory due to outside commitments limiting enrollment.
When did Paul Hindemith die and where is he buried?
Died Frankfurt from pancreatitis aged sixty-eight the 28th of December 1963 buried La Chiésaz cemetery Vaud Switzerland.