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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 6 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
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: VI. Tango-Ballade — —— Piano, Voice, SaxophoneClassical 1
Youkali: Tango Habanera — —— VoiceClassical 2
Marie Galante: Le Roi d'Aquitaine — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
March to Zon — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
One Touch Of Venus — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
Our Ancient Liberties — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
To Love You And To Lose You — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
To War — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
Washington Irving's Song — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
We Are Cut in Twain — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
Young People Think About Love — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
ALL AT ONCE -50% REV RTS — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
APPLE JACK KURT WEILL — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
AS LONG AS I LOVE-GENIUS OF K WEILL — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
BOY LIKE YOU -100% — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
COME IN MORNING KURT WIELL — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
IF LOVE REMAINS-100% — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
MY WEEK KURT WIELL — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
NINA, THE PINTA, THE SANTA MARIA, THE 100% — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
PRINCESS OF PURE DELIGHT — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
RHYME FOR ANGELA, A 100% — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
RIGHT GUY FOR ME, THE — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
RIVER CHANTY KURT WEILL — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
SAGA OF JENNY, THE A/K/A JENNY — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
THE TROUBLE WITH WOMEN — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
TSCHAIKOWSKY (AND OTHER RUSSIANS) — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
WOODEN WEDDING SP — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 2
Little Gray House — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
(Don't Look Now, But) My Heart Is Showing — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal, Keyboard— 1