Woodwinds: Heckelphone
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Historical woodwind recordings on the National Jukebox
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in Web reviewsPhoto, alexruthmann The United States Library of Congress’s National Jukebox project makes American recordings from the days before microphones available for streaming online. This is a fantastic resource for recordings—classical, jazz, and more—from the turn of the 20th century until the mid-1920’s. These recordings are not in the public domain, like you might think; Sony, the …
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Paul Hindemith and the Trio Op. 47: Steps toward a mature style
Paul Hindemith was born in Hanau, Germany, in 1895. Unlike most of his composer contemporaries, who came from the privileged classes, his origins were humble ones. Hindemith’s father, Robert, was a manual laborer and amateur zither player, who, despite a necessarily tight budget, saw that Paul and his siblings received musical training. Robert Hindemith raised …