A German composer whose style combined neo-classicism with modern harmonic conventions and jazz elements. Paul Hindemith's works include opera (Cardillac, Mathis Der Maler (Excerpts) - Cd2, 1935), ballet, orchestral, choral, and chamber music. Although idealizing an aesthetic of use over beauty ("Gebrauchmusik") as a younger man, Paul Hindemith's best-known works are appreciated for their warmth, rich, even opulent orchestral colors and gestures, a unique multi-rhythmic sense, and flowing, rapid polyphony. ~ Blue Gene Tyranny, Rovi