Weill, Kurt

Composer Information

Kurt Weill ( March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work The Threepenny Opera, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose. He also wrote several works for the concert hall, as well as several Judaism-themed pieces. [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• The Yes Sayer
• Street Scene
• The Threepenny Opera
• Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
• September Song
• 6 Songs
• Down in the Valley
• Johnny Johnson
• The Seven Deadly Sins