American Songbook Series: Kurt Weill
Title | American Songbook Series: Kurt Weill PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Weill |
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Release | 1995 |
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Kurt Weill Songs - A Centennial Anthology - Volumes 1 & 2
Title | Kurt Weill Songs - A Centennial Anthology - Volumes 1 & 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Weill |
Publisher | Alfred Publishing Company |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999-12 |
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ISBN | 9780769293745 |
(P/V/G Composer Collection). This shrink-wrapped set contains volumes 1 and 2.
One Touch of Venus
Title | One Touch of Venus PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Weill |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1981 |
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Broadway and Hollywood
Title | Broadway and Hollywood PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Weill |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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28 songs from all 12 American shows and films by the composer. With complete information on each musical, photos, and discography.
The Unknown Kurt Weill
Title | The Unknown Kurt Weill PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Weill |
Publisher | |
Pages | 57 |
Release | 1982 |
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Knickerbocker Holiday
Title | Knickerbocker Holiday PDF eBook |
Author | Maxwell Anderson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 118 |
Release | 2012-04-01 |
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ISBN | 9781258287412 |
Kurt Weill's America
Title | Kurt Weill's America PDF eBook |
Author | Naomi Graber |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0190906588 |
"This book traces composer Kurt Weill's changing relationship with the idea of "America." Throughout his life, Weill was fascinated by the idea of America. His European works such as The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1930), depict America as a capitalist dystopia filled with gangsters and molls. But in 1935, it became clear that Europe was no longer safe for the Jewish Weill, and he set sail for New World. Once he arrived, he found the culture nothing like he imagined, and his engagement with American culture shifted in intriguing ways. From that point forward, most his works concerned the idea of "America," whether celebrating her successes, or critiquing her shortcomings. As an outsider-turned-insider, Weill's insights into American culture are somewhat unique. He was more attuned than native-born citizens to the difficult relationship America had with her immigrants. However, it took him longer to understand the subtleties in other issues, particularly those surrounding race relations. Weill worked within transnational network of musicians, writers, artists, and other stage professionals, all of whom influenced each other's styles. His personal papers reveal his attempts to navigate not only the shifting tides of American culture, but the specific demands of his institutional and individual collaborators"--