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The Four Temperaments Paul Hindermith’s Music Transformed by Dance. Julia Cherlow Cailean Cooke David Long Jay Ottovegio. The Four Temperaments. Melancholic • pensive • ruled by physical body • marked by despair, frustration • cautious to embrace new courses of action.
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The Four TemperamentsPaul Hindermith’s Music Transformed by Dance Julia Cherlow Cailean Cooke David Long Jay Ottovegio
The Four Temperaments • Melancholic • pensive • ruled by physical body • marked by despair, frustration • cautious to embrace new courses of action
The Four Temperaments 2. Sanguine • Latin meaning: blood • extroverted, confident • represents nervous system and astral body • conform with popular ideas • rush from experience to experience
The Four Temperaments 3. Phlegmatic • stabilizing forces in group situations • introverted and impassive
The Four Temperaments 4. Choleric • forcefulness of will • must have their own way • strength is zeal, weakness is anger • easily agitated, ruled by impulse • unlikely to judge or offend others
Paul Hindemith(1865-1963) • Composed musical component in 1940 • One of four founders of musical modernism • Inspired by Bach • Representative of neo-classical school • One of greatest German composers of century
George Balanchine(1904-1983) • Choreographed ballet in 1946 • Founded New York City Ballet • Formulated American style of ballet characterized by quick, precise, syncopated movement
Hindemith’s Composition • Instrumentals comprised of strings supplemented by piano • Broken up into three themes, four temperaments • Draws on characteristics associated with the humors • Neo-classic in style
Transformation to Ballet • Emphasis on simplicity • Lack of set • Minimal lighting effects • No real costuming—practice attire • Plotless • Uninterrupted flow • Why?
Manifestation of Music in Movement • Movement provides percussion to punctuate music • Lean, angular style reflected in both mediums • Syncopated movement corresponds to musical dynamic
Manifestation of Music in Movement • First theme • Introductory strains of music reflected in salutation of movement • Partnership illustrates burgeoning musical theme • Convoluted shapes allude to neo-classical structure of music