(P/V/G Composer Collection). This shrink-wrapped set contains volumes 1 and 2.
This engaging and lavishly illustrated book draws on a wealth of previously unexplored written and pictorial material to present an up-to-date and balanced biography of Kurt Weill, whose life was as rich and complex as the music for which he is acclaimed.[...]
This is a book on the best known of the Weill-Brecht collaborations which explores the extent and significance of the composer's contribution. After a detailed reconstruction of the work's genesis and continued revision over three decades, Stephen Hinton examines the spin-offs on which Weill and Bre[...]
(P/V/G Composer Collection). Volume 2 of this great 2-volume centennial tribute to one of the greatest composers of the 20th Century. From The Threepenny Opera to his last great masterpiece Lost in the Stars. This volume contains 54 songs. Highlights include: Pirate Jenny * The Saga of Jenny * Septe[...]
(Schott). 14 art songs dating from 1925 to 1944 as masterly performed by Teresa Stratas on the Nonesuch record. Includes: Berlin im Licht-Song * Buddy on the Nightshift * Es regnet * Je ne t'aime pas * Klops Lied * Nanna's Lied * Youkali (Tango Habanera) * and more.[...]
His best-known song is "Mack the Knife," with words by Bertolt Brecht, from The Threepenny Opera, first performed in Weimar Berlin in 1928. Five years later, Kurt Weill fled the Nazis to come to America, where he soon emerged as one of the most admired composers of the Broadway musical stage. His sh[...]
(Vocal Collection). All duets here are Male/Female combinations. Contents: Bess, You Is My Woman (Porgy and Bess) * I Have Dreamed (The King and I) * I Loves You Porgy (Porgy and Bess) * It Never Was You (Knickerbocker Holiday) * Make Believe (Show Boat) * A Man and a Woman (110 in the Shade) * My H[...]
(Vocal Selections). The triumphant presentation of this work ran for five years in New York. Includes: "Ballad of Mack the Knife." Approved by the Kurt Weill Society.[...]
"Mack the Knife," composed with Bertolt Brecht for the Threepenny Opera, and "September Song" from Knickerbocker Holiday are among Kurt Weill's most popular songs. Weill experienced tremendous success, significant losses, and turbulence in his family and love lives, which catalyzed his musical and t[...]
The legendary iconoclast Kurt Weill has become a figure central to the cultural life of the twentieth century. An artist known for his relentless exploration of the boundary between "high" and "low" art, Weill left behind a treasury of classical music and unforgettable songs, "Mack the Knife" and "A[...]
(Woodwind). 10 songs from three of Kurt Weill's most famous stage works are presented here in intermediate arrangements for alto and tenor saxophone and piano (includes separate parts for alto and tenor saxophone). Players of any age will relish the chance to play these famous tunes and in the absen[...]