The Four Temperaments Paul Hindermith’s Music Transformed by DanceThe Four TemperamentsSlide 3Slide 4Slide 5Paul Hindemith (1865-1963)George Balanchine (1904-1983)Hindemith’s CompositionTransformation to BalletManifestation of Music in MovementSlide 11Slide 12The Four TemperamentsPaul Hindermith’s Music Transformed by DanceJulia Cherlow Cailean CookeDavid LongJay OttovegioThe Four Temperaments1. Melancholic• pensive• ruled by physical body• marked by despair, frustration• cautious to embrace new courses of actionThe Four Temperaments2. Sanguine• Latin meaning: blood• extroverted, confident• represents nervous system and astral body• conform with popular ideas• rush from experience to experienceThe Four Temperaments3. Phlegmatic • stabilizing forces in group situations • introverted and impassiveThe Four Temperaments4. 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 othersPaul 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 centuryGeorge Balanchine (1904-1983) •Choreographed ballet in 1946•Founded New York City Ballet•Formulated American style of ballet characterized by quick, precise, syncopated movementHindemith’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 styleTransformation 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 dynamicManifestation 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