The Ballets of Paul Hindemith from the 1930s

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction

PART ONE: Nobilissima Visione (1938)

• 1 The Beginnings
• 2 The Scenario Drafts
• 3 The Nobilissima Visione Music Sketches: a View into Hindemith’s Creative Process
• 4 Preparations and Performances

PART TWO: Der Kinderkreuzzug (1939) and the Later Ballet Scenarios: Defining the Visualized Dance and Expressive Gestures in Hindemith’s Ballet Works from the 1930s

• 1 Der Kinderkreuzzug (1939)
• 2 The Composer and His Dance
• Conclusions
• Research Perspectives
• References