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HINDEMITH, Paul, 1895-1963
Ludi Leonum. Faksimile-Ausgabe eines von Paul
Hindemith kolorierten
Exemplares des “Ludus
tonalis” aus dem Jahre 1950.
[Ludus
tonalis, piano]
Mainz, 1994. 23 x 31 cm, 60, iv pp. Full-color
facsimile of the illustrated Schirmer edition
(New York, 1950), issued on the occasion of the 100 birthday of the
composer. Written in New
Haven in 1942, Ludus tonalis is P.H.’s longest, most important and
ambitious piano
composition. On its publication in 1950 the composer personally
illustrated a copy with lions
in hundreds of disguises & positions related to the musical
structure. It was presented to
his wife, Gertrud, born under the sign of Leo, on her 50th birthday.
Afterword in
Eng-Ger-Fr-Sp-Jap by Giselher Schubert. Handsome paper boards with
colored illustration of a
lion playing a piano. $48
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