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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 5 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
The One Indispensable Man — —— —Classical 1
The River Is So Blue — —— PianoClassical 1
This Time Next Year — —— PianoClassical 1
You're Far Too Near Me — —— PianoClassical 3
Come In Mornin' — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
That's Him — —— —— 0
Thousands Of Miles — —— —Classical 0
Girl Of The Moment — —— —Classical —
Tango-Ballade from The Threepenny Opera — —— —— —
September Song from Knickerbocker Glory — —— Piano, ViolaClassical 1
(Don't Looko Now, But) My Heart Is Showing (One Touch Of Venus) — —— PianoClassical —
The One Indispensabe Man (Knickerbocker Holiday) — —— PianoClassical —
Army Song — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Ballad Of Dependency — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Ballad Of Mack The Knife — —— —— —
Ballad Of The Easy Life — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Instead Of — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Solomon Song — —— —— 0
Tango Ballad — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Useless Song — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Auf Nach Mahagonny — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Ballade Von Casars Tod — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Ballade Von Der Sexuellen Horigkeit — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Denn Wie Man Sich Bettet, So Liegt Man — —— —— —
Die Muschel Von Margate — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Duett — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Eyed — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Faced, Starry — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
From: "Johnny Johnson" — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
I'm A Stranger Here Myself — —— —— 0
Konnen Einem Toten Mann Nicht Helfen — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Ll At Once — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
May And January — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Moritat Vom Mackie Messer — —— —— —
The Catfish Song — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Up Time — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Buddy On The Nightshift — —— VoiceClassical 0
Das Lied Von Den Braunen Inseln — —— VoiceClassical —
Der Abschiedsbrief — —— VoiceClassical 0
Es Regnet — —— VoiceClassical 0
Klops Lied — —— VoiceClassical —
Nanna's Lied — —— VoiceClassical —
Schickelgruber — —— VoiceClassical 0
Und Was Bekam Des Soldaten Weib? — —— VoiceClassical 0
Wie Lange Noch? — —— VoiceClassical 0
One Touch of Venus: I'm a Stranger Here Myself — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 3
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt III. Salomon-Song — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
One Touch of Venus: Foolish Heart — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —