Opera Profile: Paul Hindemith’s ‘Die Harmonie der Welt’
Die Harmonie der Welt is the ninth opera composed by 20th-century German composer Paul Hindemith. Known for his work in developing and popularizing the compositional philosophy known as New Objectivity, Hindemith’s music was both tonal and not tonal. Exploring the limitations and extensions of traditional musical systems, thanks to the serialism of Arnold Schoenberg, composers were now open towards expressing {…}