Ludus Tonalis
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Ludus Tonalis is a 1942 piano cycle by Paul Hindemith that explores all 12 tonalities through a series of fugues and interludes, often regarded as his answer to Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano cycle ⓘ work for solo piano ⓘ |
| closingMovement | Postlude ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Hindemith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionalTechnique |
contrapuntal writing
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fugue ⓘ tonal counterpoint ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1942 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Paul Hindemith’s theory students
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Yvonne Loriod (in some editions acknowledged as interpreter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalUse | teaching counterpoint and modern tonality ⓘ |
| explores | all 12 tonalities ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| form | cycle of fugues and interludes ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogNumber | W. 46 (Hindemith-Werke-Verzeichnis) ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
20th-century piano repertoire
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pedagogical approaches to modern counterpoint ⓘ |
| hasPart |
11 interludes
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12 fugues ⓘ Postlude NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Johann Sebastian Bach
NERFINISHED
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The Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| isOftenDescribedAs | Hindemith’s answer to Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| keyOfPostlude | C ⓘ |
| keyOfPrelude | C ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
didactic character
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systematic exploration of key relationships ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Glenn Gould recording of Ludus Tonalis
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Idil Biret recording of Ludus Tonalis ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 25 ⓘ |
| openingMovement | Prelude ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| publisher | Schott Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationBetweenPreludeAndPostlude | Postlude is retrograde inversion of Prelude GENERATED ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
cyclic form
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symmetrical overall design ⓘ |
| style | neoclassical ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | practical demonstration of Hindemith’s harmonic theory ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Game of Tones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalSystem | Hindemith’s own theory of tonality ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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