Kurt Weill, an illustrated biography / Douglas Jarman.
| Author/creator | Jarman, Douglas |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1982. |
| Description | 160 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Part one: The man and his times. The early years -- Weill's Berlin -- 1926-1929 -- 1930-1935 -- The American years -- Part two: Assessing the music. The early instrumental and vocal music -- The European dramatic and vocal works -- The American works -- Chronological list of works. |
| Abstract | This book is about the life of Kurt Weill, a German composer who spent his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his collaborations with Bertolt Brecht, including The Threepenny Opera, a Marxist critique of capitalism, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-149), discography (page 147), and index. |
| LCCN | 82047949 |
| ISBN | 025314650X |