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Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900[1] – April 3, 1950[1]), was a German, and in his later years American, composer active from the 1920s until his death. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance He was a leading composer for the stage. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one He also wrote a number of works for the concert hall.

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Life and Work

Weill was born the third of four children to Albert Weill (1867–1950) and Emma Weill née Ackermann (1872–1955). He grew up in a religious Jewish family in the "Sandvorstadt", the Jewish quarter in Dessau, where his father was a cantor. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland (Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt "Hazan" and "Chazan" redirect here For people named Hazan or Chazan see Hazan (disambiguation Growing importance of the office [1]. At the age of twelve, Kurt Weill started taking piano lessons and made first attempts at writing music; his earliest preserved composition was written in 1913 and is titled Mi Addir. Jewish Wedding Song. [2]

In 1915, Weill started taking private lessons with Albert Bing, Kapellmeister at the "Herzogliche Hoftheater zu Dessau", who taught him piano, composition, music theory, and conducting. Kapellmeister (kəˈpɛlˌmaɪstər is a German word designating a person in charge of music-making Weill performed publicly on piano for the first time in 1915, both as an accompanist and soloist. The following years he composed numerous Lieder to the lyrics of poets such as Eichendorff, Arno Holz, and Anna Ritter, as well as a cycle of five songs titled Ofrahs Lieder to a German translation of a text by Yehuda Halevi. de Lied (plural de Lieder) (liːt plural) is a German word meaning literally " Song " among English speakers however the word Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff ( March 10, 1788 – November 26, 1857) was a German Poet and Novelist Arno Holz ( 26 April 1863 &ndash 24 October 1929) was a German poet and dramatist Yehuda Halevi, in full Yehuda ben Shemuel Ha-Levi, also Judah Halevi, or Judah ben Samuel Halevi ( Hebrew: יהודה הלוי) (c [3]

Weill graduated with an Abitur from the Oberrealschule of Dessau in 1918, and enrolled at the Berliner Hochschule für Musik at the age of 18, where he studied composition with Engelbert Humperdinck[1], conducting with Rudolf Krasselt, and counterpoint with Friedrich E. Abitur (from Latin abire = go away go off is a designation used in Germany and Finland for final exams that young adults take at the end of The Universität der Künste Berlin UdK ( Berlin University of the Arts) is a German university founded in 1975 with the merger of the Berlin State Engelbert Humperdinck ( September 1, 1854 &ndash September 27, 1921) was a German Composer, best known for his Opera Koch, and also attended philosophy lectures by Max Dessoir and Ernst Cassirer. See also Dessoir. Max Dessoir ( February 8, 1867 &ndash July 19, 1947) was a German Ernst Cassirer ( July 28, 1874 &ndash April 13, 1945) was a German Jewish Philosopher. The same year, he wrote his first string quartet (in B minor). A string quartet is a Musical ensemble of four String instruments &mdash usually two Violins a Viola and Cello &mdash or a piece [4]

Weill's family experienced financial hardship in the aftermath of World War I, and in July 1919, Weill abandoned his studies and returned to Dessau, where he was employed as a répétiteur at the Friedrich-Theater under the direction of the new Kapellmeister, Hans Knappertsbusch. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Répétiteur (Fr repetitore (It or Korrepetitor / Repetitor (Ger WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Hans Knappertsbusch ( March 12, 1888 &ndash October During this time, he composed an orchestral suite in E-flat major, a symphonic poem of Rilke's The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke as well as Schilflieder, a cycle of five songs to poems by Nikolaus Lenau. An orchestral suite is a Suite of stylized dances for orchestra either originally composed (like the four Orchestral Suites by Bach) or as a series A symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of Orchestral Music in one movement in which some extramusical program provides a narrative or illustrative element Rainer Maria Rilke (also Rainer Maria von Rilke (4 December 1875 &ndash 29 December 1926 is considered one of the German language 's greatest 20th century Poets Nikolaus Lenau was the Nom de plume of Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau ( August 25, 1802, Schadat In December 1919, through the help of Humperdinck, Weill was appointed as Kapellmeister at the newly founded Stadttheater in Lüdenscheid, where he directed opera, operetta, and singspiel for five months, and also composed a cello sonata and Ninon of Lenclos, a now lost one-act operatic adaptation of a play by Ernst Hardt. Lüdenscheid is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany For the racehorse see Singspiel (horse. Singspiel ("song-play" (plural Singspiele is a form of German-language A cello sonata usually denotes a sonata written for Cello and Piano, though other instrumentations are used such as solo cello For the Dallas TX instrumental post rock band see One Act Play (band A one act play, or more commonly in the US " one act " or " Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Hardt ( May 9 1876 &ndash January 3, 1947) born Ernst Stöckhardt was a German Playwright, From May to September 1920, Weill spent a couple of months in Leipzig, where his father had become the new director of a Jewish orphanage. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong Before he returned to Berlin, in September 1920, he composed Sulamith, a choral fantasy for soprano, female choir, and orchestra. Back in Berlin, Weill had an interview with Ferruccio Busoni in December 1920. Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni (April 1 1866 &ndash July 27 1924 was an Italian Composer, Pianist, musical educator and conductor. After examining some of Weill's compositions, Busoni accepted him as one of five master students in composition at the Preußische Akademie der Künste in Berlin. [5]

From January 1921 to December 1923, Weill studied music composition with Ferruccio Busoni and also counterpoint with Philipp Jarnach in Berlin. Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni (April 1 1866 &ndash July 27 1924 was an Italian Composer, Pianist, musical educator and conductor. Philipp Jarnach (b July 26, 1892, Noisy-le-Sec; d December 17, 1982, Börnsen) was considered in the 1920s to be one During his first year he composed his first symphony, Sinfonie in einem Satz, as well as the lieder Die Bekehrte (Goethe} and two Rilkelieder for voice and piano. A symphony is a Musical composition, often extended and usually for Orchestra. ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfgaŋ fɔn ˈgøːtə (in English generally ˈgɝːtə 28 August 1749 22 March 1832 was a German writer In order to support his family in Leipzig, he also worked as a pianist in a Bierkeller tavern. In spring of 1922, Weill joined the November Group's music faction. The November Group (Novembergruppe was a group of German expressionist Artists and architects. That year he composed a psalm, a divertimento for orchestra, and Sinfonia Sacra: Fantasia, Passacaglia, and Hymnus for Orchestra. Divertimento (from italian divertire - to amuse is a music genre with most of its examples stemming from the 18th century On November 18, 1922, his children's pantomime Die Zaubernacht (The Magic Night) premiered at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm; it was the first public performance of any of Weill's works in the field of musical theatre. Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. [6]

Out of financial need, Weill taught music theory and composition to private students from 1923 to 1925. Among his students were Claudio Arrau, Maurice Abravanel, and Nikos Skalkottas. Claudio Arrau León ( February 6, 1903 &ndash June 9, 1991) was a Chilean Pianist of world fame for his deep interpretations Maurice Abravanel ( January 6, 1903 &ndash September 22, 1993) was a Swiss - American Jewish conductor Nikos Skalkottas (Nίκος Σκαλκώτας ( 21 March, 1904 &ndash 19 September, 1949) was one of Compositions during his last year of studies included Quodlibet, an orchestral suite version of Die Zaubernacht, Frauentanz, seven medieval poems for soprano, flute, viola, clarinet, french horn, and bassoon, and Recordare for choir and children's choir to words from the Book of Lamentations. The Book of Lamentations (אֵיכָה Eikha, ʾēḫā(h is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. Further premieres that year included a performance of his Divertimento for Orchestra by the Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of Heinz Unger on April 10, 1923, and the Hindemith-Amar Quartet's rendering of Weill's String Quartet op. The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. The Amar Quartet, also known as the Amar-Hindemith Quartet, was a Musical ensemble founded by the Composer Paul Hindemith in 1921 in Germany 8, on June 24, 1923. In December 1923, Weill finished his studies with Busoni. [7]

In February 1924 the conductor Fritz Busch introduced him to the dramatist Georg Kaiser, with whom Weill would have a long-lasting creative partnership resulting in several one-act operas. Fritz Busch ( 13 March 1890 - 14 September 1951) was a German conductor. Friedrich Carl Georg Kaiser, called Georg Kaiser (born November 25 1878 in Magdeburg, Germany - died June 4 1945 in At Kaiser's house in Grünheide, Weill also first met the actress and future wife Lotte Lenya in summer 1924. Grünheide is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district in Brandenburg, Germany. Lotte Lenya ( October 18, 1898 &ndash November 27, 1981) was an Austrian Singer and Actress. [8] The couple got married twice: In 1926 and again in 1937 (following their divorce in 1933). Lenya took great care to support Weill's work, and after his death she took it upon herself to increase awareness of his music, forming the Kurt Weill Foundation.

From November 1924 to May 1929, Weill wrote hundreds of reviews for the influential and comprehensive radio program guide Der deutsche Rundfunk. Hans Siebert von Heister had already worked with Weill in the November Group, and offered Weill the job shortly after becoming editor-in-chief. [9]

Although he had some success with his first mature non-stage works (such as the String Quartet, Op. 8 or the Concerto for Violin and Wind Orchestra, Op. 12), which were influenced by Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky, Weill tended more and more to vocal music and musical theatre. Arnold Schoenberg ( pronounced ˈʃøːnbɛrk (13 September 1874 &ndash 13 July 1951 was an Austrian and later American Composer, associated with Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. His musical theatre work and his songs were extremely popular with the wider public in Germany at the end of the 1920s and the beginning of the 1930s. Weill's music was admired by composers such as Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Darius Milhaud and Stravinsky, but it was also criticised by others: by Schoenberg, who later revised his opinion, and by Anton Webern. Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9 1885 &ndash December 24 1935 was an Austrian Composer. Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky ( October 14, 1871 – March 15, 1942) was an Austrian Composer Darius Milhaud (darjys mijo (September 4 1892 &ndash June 22 1974 was a French Composer and teacher Arnold Schoenberg ( pronounced ˈʃøːnbɛrk (13 September 1874 &ndash 13 July 1951 was an Austrian and later American Composer, associated with WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Anton Webern (December 3 1883 &ndash September 15 1945 was an Austrian Composer

His best-known work is The Threepenny Opera (1928), a reworking of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera written in collaboration with Bertolt Brecht. The Threepenny Opera ( Die Dreigroschenoper) is a revolutionary work of Musical theatre, by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer John Gay ( 30 June, 1685 - 4 December, 1732) was an English Poet and Dramatist. The Beggar's Opera is a Ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay. (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. Engel directed the original production of The Threepenny Opera in 1928. The Threepenny Opera ( Die Dreigroschenoper) is a revolutionary work of Musical theatre, by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer The Threepenny Opera contains Weill's most famous song, "Mack the Knife" ("Die Moritat von Mackie Messer"). The Threepenny Opera ( Die Dreigroschenoper) is a revolutionary work of Musical theatre, by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Mack the Knife or The Ballad of Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weill Weill's working association with Brecht, although successful, came to an end over differing politics in 1930. According to Lenya, Weill commented that he was unable to "set the communist party manifesto to music. The Communist Party of Germany ( German Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands &ndash KPD) was a major political party in Germany between 1918 "

Weill fled Nazi Germany in March 1933. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers As a prominent and popular Jewish composer, he was a target of the Nazi authorities, who criticized and even interfered with performances of his later stage works, such as Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, 1930), Die Bürgschaft (1932), and Der Silbersee (1933). Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny is a political-satirical Opera composed by Kurt Weill to a The Hostage ( Die Bürgschaft) is a 1798 Ballad by german poet Friedrich Schiller. Der Silbersee ein Wintermärchen ( The Silverlake a Winter's Fairy Tale') is a Play by Georg Kaiser with music written by Kurt Weill With no option but to leave Germany, he went first to Paris, where he worked once more with Brecht (after a project with Jean Cocteau failed) - the ballet The Seven Deadly Sins. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 &ndash 11 October 1963 was a French Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Designer, Boxing The Seven Deadly Sins (Die sieben Todsünden Les Sept Péchés Capitaux is a satirical ballet chanté ("sung ballet" in nine scenes composed by In 1934 he completed his Symphony No. 2, his last purely orchestral work, conducted in Amsterdam and New York by Bruno Walter, and also the music for Jacques Deval's play, Marie galante. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Bruno Walter ( September 15, 1876 &ndash February

A production of his operetta A Kingdom for a Cow took him to London in 1935, and later that year he came to the United States in connection with The Eternal Road[1], a "Biblical Drama" by Franz Werfel that had been commissioned by members of New York's Jewish community and was premiered in 1937 at the Manhattan Opera House, running for 153 performances. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Eternal Road (or Der Weg der Verheißung) is an opera-oratorio with spoken dialogue in four acts by Kurt Weill with a libretto (originally in German Franz Werfel ( September 10, 1890 &ndash August 26, 1945) was an Austrian - Bohemian Novelist Playwright The Manhattan Center building built in 1906 and located at 311 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, houses Manhattan Center Studios (home to two He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1943. Naturalization is the acquisition of Citizenship or Nationality by somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born Weill believed that most of his work had been destroyed, and he seldom (and reluctantly) spoke or wrote German again, with the exception of, for example, letters to his parents who had escaped to Israel. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.

Rather than continue to write in the same style that had characterized his European compositions, Weill made a study of American popular and stage music, and his American output, though held by some to be inferior, nonetheless contains individual songs and entire shows that not only became highly respected and admired, but have been seen as seminal works in the development of the American musical. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. He worked with writers such as Maxwell Anderson and Ira Gershwin, and even wrote a film score for Fritz Lang (You and Me, 1938). James Maxwell Anderson ( 15 December 1888 &ndash 28 February 1959) better known as Maxwell Anderson, was a Pulitzer Prize Ira Gershwin ( 6 December 1896 &ndash 17 August 1983) was an American Lyricist who collaborated with his younger Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American Weill himself strove to find a new way of creating an American opera that would be both commercially and artistically successful. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto The most interesting attempt in this direction is Street Scene, based on a play by Elmer Rice, with lyrics by Langston Hughes. Street Scene is a Broadway musical or more precisely an "American Opera " by Kurt Weill (music Langston Hughes Elmer Rice (b Elmer L Reizenstein September 28 1892, New York New York; d Langston Hughes (February 1 1902 &ndash May 22 1967 was an American Poet, Novelist Playwright, Short story writer and Columnist For his work on Street Scene Weill was awarded the inaugural Tony Award for Best Original Score[10]. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Tony Award for Best Original Score is the Tony Award given to the Composers and Lyricists of the best original score written for a musical

In the 1940s Weill lived in Downstate New York near the New Jersey border and made frequent trips both to New York City and to Hollywood for his work for theatre and film. Downstate New York is a term for the southeasternmost portion of New York State, United States, in contrast to Upstate New York. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Weill was active in political movements encouraging American entry into World War II, and after America joined the war in 1941, Weill enthusiastically collaborated in numerous artistic projects supporting the war effort both abroad and on the home front. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Home front is the informal term commonly used to describe the Civilian populace of the Nation at War as an active support He and Maxwell Anderson also joined the volunteer civil service by working as air raid wardens on High Tor Mountain between their home in New City, New York and Haverstraw, New York in Rockland County. See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis High Tor State Park is a State park located on the northern edge of the Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County New York in the USA. New City is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States. Haverstraw is a village in the Town of Haverstraw Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Congers; east Rockland County is a County located in the US state of New York, 12 miles north-northwest of New York City. In 1943, he became a United States citizen. [1]

Apart from "Mack the Knife" and "Pirate Jenny" from the Threepenny Opera, his most famous songs include "Alabama Song" (from Mahagonny), "Surabaya Johnny" (from Happy End), "Speak Low" (from One Touch of Venus), "Lost in the Stars" (from the musical of that name), "My Ship" (from Lady in the Dark), and "September Song" (from Knickerbocker Holiday). Mack the Knife or The Ballad of Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weill The Threepenny Opera ( Die Dreigroschenoper) is a revolutionary work of Musical theatre, by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer The " Alabama Song " (also known as " Whiskey Bar " was originally published in Bertolt Brecht 's Hauspostille (1927 " Speak Low " is a 1943 popular Song composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Ogden Nash. " September Song " is an American Pop standard composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson.

Weill suffered a heart attack shortly after his fiftieth birthday and died on 3 April 1950 in New York City . He was buried in Mount Repose Cemetery in Haverstraw, New York. The text and music on his gravestone[11] come from the song 'A Bird of Passage' from Lost in the Stars:

This is the life of men on earth:
Out of darkness we come at birth
Into a lamplit room, and then -
Go forward into dark again. Lost in the Stars is a 1949 musical with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel
(lyric: Maxwell Anderson)

Impact

Over fifty years after his death, Weill's music continues to be performed both in popular and classical contexts. James Maxwell Anderson ( 15 December 1888 &ndash 28 February 1959) better known as Maxwell Anderson, was a Pulitzer Prize Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music In Weill's lifetime, his work was most associated with the voice of his wife, Lotte Lenya, but shortly after his death "Mack the Knife" was established by Louis Armstrong and Bobby Darin as a jazz standard. Lotte Lenya ( October 18, 1898 &ndash November 27, 1981) was an Austrian Singer and Actress. Mack the Knife or The Ballad of Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weill Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert "Bobby" Cassotto, May 14 1936 &ndash December 20, 1973) was one of the most popular A jazz standard is a Jazz tune that is held in continuing esteem and which is widely known performed and recorded among jazz musicians as part of the jazz musical repertoire His music has since been recorded by many performers, ranging from The Doors, Judy Collins, Lou Reed, Todd Rundgren, John Zorn, Dagmar Krause, and PJ Harvey to New York's Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards Singer Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American Musician John Zorn (born September 2 1953 in Queens, New York City) is an American Avant-garde Composer, arranger, Record Dagmar Krause (born 4 June 1950) is a German singer best known for her work with Avant-garde rock groups like Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English Musician and Songwriter. The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (German Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien) is the only Radio orchestra in Austria. Singers as varied as Teresa Stratas, Ute Lemper, Gisela May, Anne Sofie von Otter, Max Raabe, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Marianne Faithfull have recorded entire albums of his music. Teresa Stratas OC (born May 26 1938 Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Soprano opera singer Ute Lemper (born July 4 1963 in Münster, Germany) is a German chanteuse and actress Gisela May (born 1924 is a leading East German performer of the lyrics of Bertolt Brecht. Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano Max Raabe ( December 12, 1962 in Lünen) is a German singer and band leader of the Palast Orchester. Dee Dee Bridgewater (born May 27, 1950) is an American Jazz Singer. Marianne Faithfull (born December 29 1946) is an English Singer, Songwriter, actress and Diarist whose Amanda Palmer, singer/pianist of the 'Brechtian Punk Cabaret' duo the Dresden Dolls, has Kurt Weill's name on the front of her keyboard as a tribute to the composer. Amanda MacKinnon Palmer (born April 30, 1976) is a performer most noted for being the lead singer pianist and lyricist/composer of the "Brechtian punk cabaret" The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston Massachusetts.

In 1991, seminal Swiss Industrial music band The Young Gods released their album of Kurt Weill songs, Play Kurt Weill. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. For the Marvel Comics group see Young Gods (comics. Young Gods is also the name of an album by the rock band Little Angels. Play Kurt Weill is a Cover album released by Swiss Industrial band The Young Gods.

List of selected works

1920–1927

Works 1928–1935

Works 1936–1950

Discography

Tributes:

Individual Songs:


References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Kurt Weill Dead; Composer, Was 50" (PDF, fee required), The New York Times, The New York Times Co. , 4 April 1950, p. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  28. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne  
  2. ^ Stephen Hinton, Jürgen Schebera (editors). Musik und musikalisches Theater - Gesammelte Schriften, 2000: Schott Musik International, Mainz - ISBN 3-7957-0423-5, p 540
  3. ^ Hinton & Schebera, pp 540–541
  4. ^ Hinton & Schebera, pp 541
  5. ^ Hinton & Schebera, pp 541–542
  6. ^ Hinton & Schebera, p 542
  7. ^ Hinton & Schebera, pp 542–543
  8. ^ Hinton & Schebera, p 543
  9. ^ Hinton & Schebera, pp 208–209
  10. ^ Tony Award for Best Original Score
  11. ^ Photo of Weill's gravestone

Further reading

External links

See also

Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno ( September 11, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1969) was a German -born international sociologist The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 &ndash 28 December 1963 was a German Composer, Violist, violinist teacher music theorist and conductor. Hanns Eisler ( July 6, 1898 &ndash September 6, 1962) was a German and Austrian Composer. Karl Amadeus Hartmann ( August 2, 1905 Munich &ndash December 5, 1963 Munich was a German Composer A Kurt Weill Cabaret was a Broadway and Off-Broadway production featuring the music of Kurt Weill. LoveMusik is a musical written by Alfred Uhry, using a selection of music by Kurt Weill.
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