Kurt Weill - Revision history

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Duncan: Link. Clarified "they".

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Link. Clarified "they".

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-'''Kurt Weill''' (2 March 1900 - 3 April 1950) was a German composer, best known for his collaborations with German playwright Bertolt Brecht, which resulted in ''"Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)" (1928)''. One of the songs from this opera later became a famous song in English translation, namely ''Mack the Knife'', which has been covered by artists as diverse as [[Louis Armstrong]], [[wikipedia:Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra]], [[The Doors]], [[David Bowie]] and [[John Zorn]].
+'''Kurt Weill''' (2 March 1900 - 3 April 1950) was a German composer, best known for his collaborations with German playwright Bertolt Brecht, which resulted in ''"Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)" (1928)''. One of the songs from this opera later became a famous song in English translation, namely ''Mack the Knife'', which has been covered by artists as diverse as [[Louis Armstrong]], [[wikipedia:Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra]], [[Jim Morrison|The Doors]], [[David Bowie]] and [[John Zorn]].
 ==Zappa and Kurt Weill==

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-'''Kurt Weill''' (2 March 1900 - 3 April 1950) was a German composer, best known for his collaborations with German playwright Bertolt Brecht, which resulted in ''"Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)" (1928)''. One of the songs from this opera later became a famous song in English translation, namely ''Mack the Knife'', which has been covered by artists as diverse as [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[The Doors]], [[David Bowie]] and [[John Zorn]].
+'''Kurt Weill''' (2 March 1900 - 3 April 1950) was a German composer, best known for his collaborations with German playwright Bertolt Brecht, which resulted in ''"Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)" (1928)''. One of the songs from this opera later became a famous song in English translation, namely ''Mack the Knife'', which has been covered by artists as diverse as [[Louis Armstrong]], [[wikipedia:Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra]], [[The Doors]], [[David Bowie]] and [[John Zorn]].
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-''"I had heard some of the CDs [[Ensemble Modern|they]] had made of Kurt Weill, and I thought they were unbelievable. I would be very happy to have the opportunity to work with a group that can play that. It was exciting to do it."''  (Frank Zappa in ''[[Frankfurt Press Conference 21.7.92]]'')
+''"I had heard some of the CDs [[Ensemble Modern|they]] (Ensemble Modern) had made of Kurt Weill, and I thought they were unbelievable. I would be very happy to have the opportunity to work with a group that can play that. It was exciting to do it."''  (Frank Zappa in ''[[Frankfurt Press Conference 21.7.92]]'')
 ==See Also==

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	''"So about four months go by, and I get another call, and they say they really want me to be involved in this festival, and would I meet with these guys from the [[Ensemble Modern]]. Then they sent me some CDs that the group had made for some German label. And the thing that astonished me was that it was just a great album. They had recorded the music of Kurt Weill. The selections were all obscure, unique things, some of them with vocals, and the recording was great, the performance was great."'' (Frank Zappa in ''[[The Mother of All Interviews (Part 1)]]'')		''"So about four months go by, and I get another call, and they say they really want me to be involved in this festival, and would I meet with these guys from the [[Ensemble Modern]]. Then they sent me some CDs that the group had made for some German label. And the thing that astonished me was that it was just a great album. They had recorded the music of Kurt Weill. The selections were all obscure, unique things, some of them with vocals, and the recording was great, the performance was great."'' (Frank Zappa in ''[[The Mother of All Interviews (Part 1)]]'')
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	''"I had heard some of the CDs [[Ensemble Modern\|they]] had made of Kurt Weill, and I thought they were unbelievable. I would be very happy to have the opportunity to work with a group that can play that. It was exciting to do it."'' (Frank Zappa in ''[[Frankfurt Press Conference 21.7.92]]'')		''"I had heard some of the CDs [[Ensemble Modern\|they]] had made of Kurt Weill, and I thought they were unbelievable. I would be very happy to have the opportunity to work with a group that can play that. It was exciting to do it."'' (Frank Zappa in ''[[Frankfurt Press Conference 21.7.92]]'')

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−	''"I've heard the Threepenny Opera, – like half of it one time – couldn't sit through the rest."'' - [[Frank ~~Kofksy~~ interviews FZ]]'', Jazz & Pop, 1969.	+	''"I've heard the Threepenny Opera, – like half of it one time – couldn't sit through the rest."'' - [[Frank Kofsky interviews FZ]]'', Jazz & Pop, 1969.

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		+	''"Well, I'm not a Brecht fan because I don't know that much about what he does; but people keep saying that, so maybe it's true. I've read hardly any of his stuff. I've heard the Threepenny Opera, – like half of it one time – couldn't sit through the rest."'' - [[Frank Kofksy Interviews FZ]]'', Jazz & Pop, 1969.
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	''"So about four months go by, and I get another call, and they say they really want me to be involved in this festival, and would I meet with these guys from the [[Ensemble Modern]]. Then they sent me some CDs that the group had made for some German label. And the thing that astonished me was that it was just a great album. They had recorded the music of Kurt Weill. The selections were all obscure, unique things, some of them with vocals, and the recording was great, the performance was great."'' (Frank Zappa in ''[[The Mother of All Interviews (Part 1)]]'')		''"So about four months go by, and I get another call, and they say they really want me to be involved in this festival, and would I meet with these guys from the [[Ensemble Modern]]. Then they sent me some CDs that the group had made for some German label. And the thing that astonished me was that it was just a great album. They had recorded the music of Kurt Weill. The selections were all obscure, unique things, some of them with vocals, and the recording was great, the performance was great."'' (Frank Zappa in ''[[The Mother of All Interviews (Part 1)]]'')

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-[[Kurt Weill]] (1900-1950) was a German composer, best known for his collaborations with German playwright Bertolt Brecht, which resulted in ''"Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)" (1928)''
+[[File:Kurt Weill.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Kurt Weill.]]
-As a guest on the [[WSTM, Chicago]] on 21 November 1974 the radio show Zappa played ''"Song Of The Big Guns" ("Kanonen-Song")'' from Weill's ''"Threepenny Opera"''.
+'''Kurt Weill''' (2 March 1900 - 3 April 1950) was a German composer, best known for his collaborations with German playwright Bertolt Brecht, which resulted in ''"Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)" (1928)''. One of the songs from this opera later became a famous song in English translation, namely ''Mack the Knife'', which has been covered by artists as diverse as [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[The Doors]], [[David Bowie]] and [[John Zorn]].
-On ''[[Anxiety Of Influence]]'' one of the tracks is called: ''"Variations on a theme by Kurt Weill"''.
+==Zappa and Kurt Weill==
-''"So about four months go by, and I get another call, and they say they really want me to be involved in this festival, and would I meet with these guys from the [[Ensemble Modern]]. Then they sent me some CDs that the group had made for some German label. And the thing that astonished me was that it was just a great album. They had recorded the music of Kurt Weill. The selections were all obscure, unique things, some of them with vocals, and the recording was great, the performance was great."'' (FZ in [[The Mother of All Interviews (Part 1)]])
+As a guest on the [[WSTM, Chicago]] radio show on 21 November 1974 Zappa played ''"Song Of The Big Guns" ("Kanonen-Song")'' from Weill's ''"Threepenny Opera"''.
-''"I had heard some of the CDs [[Ensemble Modern|they]] had made of Kurt Weill, and I thought they were unbelievable. I would be very happy to have the opportunity to work with a group that can play that. It was exciting to do it."''  (FZ in [[Frankfurt Press Conference 21.7.92]])
+Weill's wife [[Lotte Lenya]] is a star on the ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' back cover.
-Weill's wife [[Lotte Lenya]] is a star on the ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' back cover.
+''"I had heard some of the CDs [[Ensemble Modern|they]] had made of Kurt Weill, and I thought they were unbelievable. I would be very happy to have the opportunity to work with a group that can play that. It was exciting to do it."''  (Frank Zappa in ''[[Frankfurt Press Conference 21.7.92]]'')
-==See Also:==
+==See Also==
 * [[Wikipedia:Kurt Weill| Wikipedia article about Kurt Weill]]
 [[Category:Composers|Weill, Kurt]]