Das Lied von der Erde
Hindemith also quotes from "Till Eulenspiegel" by Richard Strauss, and parodies the exotic sounds of Mahler’s "Das Lied von der Erde", using celesta, mandolin, harp and English horn. He contrasts tender music with "the screeches of two trained monkeys", and parodies the "neo-Baroque" style of Max Reger with a grotesque "choral fugue".