New Orpheus - Essays on Kurt Weill

In this prizewinning book, leading musical, theatrical, and literary scholars examine different aspects of the life and work of Kurt Weill, one of the most controversial composers of the twentieth century. Making use of documentary material now available for the first time, the contributors present startling revelations not only about Weill's career but also about his many collaborators---among them Brecht, Kasier, Reinhardt, Werfel, Ira Gershwin, Klemperer, Moss Hart, and Elisabeth Hauptmann.

Product details

• Authors: K. H. Kowalke, Kim H. Kowalke
• Assisted by: Kim H. Kowalke (Editor), Kowalke Kim H. (Editor)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.09.1990
• EAN: 9780300046168
• ISBN: 978-0-300-04616-8
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Music; USA, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, 20th Century, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment