Weill,Kurt

Weill,Kurt
Weill (wīl, vīl), Kurt. 1900-1950.
German-born composer who collaborated with Bertolt Brecht on The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1927) and The Threepenny Opera (1928).

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  • Weill, Kurt (Julian) — born March 2, 1900, Dessau, Ger. died April 3, 1950, New York. N.Y., U.S. German born U.S. composer. Son of a cantor, by age 15 he was working as a theatre accompanist. He studied composition briefly with Engelbert Humperdinck, and a conductor s… …   Universalium

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  • Kurt Julian Weill — Kurt Weill Kurt Julian Weill (* 2. März 1900 in Dessau; † 3. April 1950 in New York) war ein deutscher und später amerikanischer Komponist. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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