Originally published in the 1940s, Paul Hindemith's remarkable textbooks are still the outstanding works of their kind. In contrast to many musical textbooks written by academic musicians, these were produced by a man who could play every instrument of the orchestra, could compose a satisfying piece for almost every kind of ensemble, and who was one of the most stimulating teachers of his day. It is therefore not surprising that nearly forty years later these books should remain essential readin...

• Preface
• Quarter-notes, half-notes, and whole-notes (and rests)
• High, medium, and low tones
• 2/4 and 4/4 meters
• G-clef, and tones f', g', a', b'
• Eighth-notes and sixteenth-notes
• Tones e' and c'
• 3/4 meter, dotted half-notes, ties
• Tones d' and c'; octave; ledger lines; one- and two-lined octaves
• Slurs; syllable division; up-beats; dynamic accents
• Dotted quarter- and eighth-notes (and rests)
• Small octave; major scale; # and natural; diatonic and chromatic half-tones; key signa...