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Portrait of Kurt Weill

Composer

Kurt Weill

1950–1900

269 works in the index

Born
1950
Died
1900

Biography

Kurt Julian Weill studied music composition with Ferruccio Busoni in the early 1920s. The first work of his performed publicly anywhere was his children’s pantomime, Die Zaubernacht (The Magic Night) performed in November 1922. But Weill’s lasting reputation is based on his collaboration with Bertolt Brecht on The Threepenny Opera in 1928. Theodor Wiesengrund-Adorno described Weill’s compositions for this work thus: “The harmonies, the fatal diminished seventh chords, the chromatic alterations of diatonic melodic steps, the expressivo that expresses nothing, they sound false to us …” That was, surprisingly, intended as praise. These features of the score have to “sound false,” as a way of establishing that something new and dangerous is afoot. Weill died of a heart attack after a half century of life. His wife, Lotte Lenya, lived on until 1981, and her name has become a fixture in English-language versions of the most famous song from The Threepenny Opera, “Mack the Knife.”

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Voice, Piano, Guitar, Vocal, Horn
Genres represented
Classical, Jazz, pop, Pop, Broadway
Works with composition dates
0 of 269

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 6

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
September Song — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal, ChoirClassical 17
My Ship — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 14
Happy End: Bilbao-Song — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 9
One Touch of Venus: Speak Low — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal, AccordionJazz, Classical, Broadway 12
What Good Would The Moon Be? — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 10
The Right Guy For Me — —— PianoClassical 7
Lady in the Dark: One Life to Live — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 11
Alabama Song — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, Classical, Pop 10
Song Of The Rhineland Additional credits Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 9
Ballade Von Der Sexuellen — —— —Classical 8
Der Backer Backt Ums Morgenrot — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt II. Die Ballade vom angenehmen Leben — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 7
Lied Von Den Braunen Inseln — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
Dirge For A Soldier — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Konnen Einem Toten Nicht Helfen — —— —Classical 4
Pirate Jenny Additional credits Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 5
Westwind Additional credits Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 7
River Chanty Additional credits Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 5
Big Mole Lost In Additional credits Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 6
My Heart Is Showing — —— —Classical 4
Is It Him Or Is It Me? — —— —Classical 5
A Rhyme For Angela — —— —Classical 4
There'll Be Life, Love And Laughter — —— PianoClassical 6
Berlin Im Licht-Song — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 7
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer — —— Piano, Voice, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, TubaJazz, Classical, Pop 8
Knickerbocker Holiday: It Never Was You — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 8
Green-Up Time — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 7
The Little Gray House — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Mack the Knife — —— Piano, Voice, ChoirJazz, Classical, Pop 12
Muschel Von Margate — —— —Classical 6
Les Filles De Bordeaux — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
As Long As I Love — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 4
Boy Like You — —— —Classical 4
Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 7
Mile After Mile — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Oh The Rio Grande — —— —Classical 6
Right Guy For Me — —— —Classical 4
The Song Of The Free Additional credits Archibald MacLeish, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 6
Ballad Of The Robbers Additional credits Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 6
Ain't It Awful, The Heat? — —— VoiceClassical 5
Apple Jack — —— —Classical 4
Mr. Right — —— —Classical 4
One Touch of Venus: That's Him — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 7
Marie Galante: J'attends un navire — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 4
Here I'll Stay — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Lost In The Stars — —— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 7
Mon Ami, My Friend — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
Sing Me Not A Ballad — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6