Paul Hindemith was a 20th Century composer and music theorist, writing notable guides on composition.
He was rooted in Baroque and Classical forms, but his harmonic language is 20th century – chromatic, using the 12-tone serialism – he painted his music with a wide range of colours.
His 1936 Flute Sonata is recognised as one of the great flute sonatas, alongside that by Poulenc:
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