"Matisse the Painter" - Gakamatis

Japanese: 《画家マティス》 - がかまてぃす

... His life, which was shrouded in mystery even today, and lived in a turbulent era, was the subject of several novels, especially in the 1930s and 1940s. The composer Hindemith also wrote his own libretto for his opera Mathis der Maler (1934-35), and his symphony of the same name (1934), both of which were based on Grünewald's life and the Isenheim Altarpiece. [Senashi Nobuyuki]...

From [Hindemith]

… He was a highly prolific composer, working in all genres, including opera, orchestral, and chamber music. His representative works include the piano suite "1922" (1922), the song "The Life of Mary" (1923), "Concert Music" for brass and strings (1930), "Philharmonic Concerto" (1932), the symphony "Matisse d'artiste" (1934), and the piano piece "Ludus Tonaris" (1942). He also wrote "Guide to Composition" (3 volumes, 1939-70) and "Harmony" (2 volumes, 1943-48). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Matisse the Painter" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…　なお，激動の時代に生き，しかも今なお多くのなぞに包まれている彼の生涯は，とくに1930‐40年代にいくつかの小説の題材となった。また作曲家ヒンデミットの，みずから台本を書いたオペラ《画家マティスMathis der Maler》(1934‐35)，および同名の交響曲(1934)はグリューネワルトの生涯や《イーゼンハイム祭壇画》を主題としたもの。【千足伸行】。…

【ヒンデミット】より

…　彼は非常な多作家でオペラ，管弦楽，室内楽などすべてのジャンルを手がけている。代表作にピアノ組曲《1922》(1922)，歌曲《マリアの生涯》(1923)，金管と弦楽器群の《演奏会用音楽》(1930)，《フィルハーモニー協奏曲》(1932)，交響曲《画家マティス》(1934)，ピアノ曲《ルードゥス･トナーリス》(1942)などがある。また《作曲の手引》(3巻，1939‐70)，《和声学》(2巻，1943‐48)などを著した。…

※「《画家マティス》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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