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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 3 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
There'll Be Trouble (K.Weill) — —— VoiceClassical 2
Don't Forget The Lilac Bush — —— VoiceClassical 2
Lullaby (Scott) — —— VoiceClassical 2
Let Things Be Like The Always Wa — —— —Classical 1
How Much I Love You Additional credits Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 1
Lady in the Dark: The Saga of Jenny — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Marie Galante: Le Train du ciel — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 3
Mack The Knife See Arrangement Screen — —— —— —
A Boy Like You — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Bilbao Song — —— —— 0
It Never Was You — —— —— 0
Listen To My Song — —— VoiceClassical 1
The Saga Of Jenny — —— —— 0
Speak Low — —— —— 0
Surabaya Johnny — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 3
Liebeslied — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Ballade Vom Angenehmen Leben — —— —— 0
J'attends Un Navire — —— —— 0
Moritat Von Mackie Messer — —— —— 0
Berlin Im Licht — —— —— 0
Zu Potsdam Under Den Eichen — —— —Classical 2
Youkali-Voice/Piano — —— —— —
Le Train Du Ciel — —— —— 0
One Life To Live — —— —— —
The Moritat Of Mack The Knife — —— —— —
Somehow I Never Could Believe — —— VoiceClassical 1
The Ain't It Awful Heat? — —— —Classical —
The Woman Who Lived Up There — —— VoiceClassical 1
I Loved Her Too — —— VoiceClassical 1
Catch Me If You Can — —— VoiceClassical 1
Surabaya Johnny Additional credits Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Seerauber Jenny Additional credits Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Trouble Man Additional credits Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Two Hearts Additional credits Desmond Carter, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 2
The Scars Additional credits Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 2
Will You Remember Me Additional credits Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 2
One Indispensable Man Additional credits Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 2
The Promise Additional credits Kurt Weill, Franz Werfel — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Nur Die Nacht Darf Nicht Aufhor'n Additional credits Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Life, Love And Laughter Additional credits Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 2
The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria Additional credits Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Oh The Rio Grande Additional credits Kurt Weill, Paul Green — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Oh, Heart of Love Additional credits Green, Paul; Additional credits Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 2
One Life To Live Additional credits Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill — —— —— —
A Rhyme For Angela Additional credits Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 1
Right Guy For Me Additional credits Kurt Weill, Sam Coslow — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Sing Me Not A Ballad Additional credits Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Song Der Beiden Verkauferinnen Additional credits Kurt Weill, Georg Kaiser — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —