The works of Kurt Weill : transformations and reconfigurations in 20th-century music / edited by Naomi Graber and Marida Rizzuti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Graber, Naomi, editor.

Rizzuti, Marida, editor.

Series:

Contemporary composers (Turnhout) ; v. 5.

Contemporary composers v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950--Criticism and interpretation.

Weill, Kurt.

Physical Description:

xii, 278 pages : illustrations, music ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Brepols, 2023.

Summary:

The Works of Kurt Weill: Transformations and Reconfigurations in 20th-Century Music' brings together an international group of scholars to explore one of the most important and intriguing composers of the twentieth century. The collection approaches Kurt Weill?s career from new angles. Shedding new light on perennial issues such as the apparent split between his German and US careers, while pushing into new scholarly territory, including Weill's engagement with technology and film, and his lasting legacy on Broadway and beyond. The volume consists of two parts: the first, 'Transformations', explores the composer's poetics, dramaturgy and expressive techniques through a number of case studies spanning Weill's entire output (theater, film, radio); in the second, 'Reconfigurations', the composer's transnational career and reception are investigated through his compositional, poetic, and aesthetic choices.

Contents:

Transformations. Weill’s Cinematic Imagination: Reality and Fantasy / Stephen Hinton

Kurt Weill and the Principle of ‘Concertante Music’ / Francesco Finocchiaro

Kurt Weill and the American Operetta Tradition: The Firebrand of Florence and Where Do We Go from Here? / William Everett

«Steel Veins»: Railroads on Parade and the Industrial Folk / Naomi Graber

Shared Authorship and Compositional Process in 1940s Hollywook: One Touch of Venus by Kurt Weill and Ann Ronell / Marida Rizzuti

Musical Language, Censorship, and Theatrical Identity in Kurt Weill’s London Works (1930-1935) / Arianne Johnson Quinn

Kurt Weill ‘Song of the Free’ (1942): A «United Nations Anthem»? / Tim Carter

Reconfigurations. How many Weills? Negotiating a Musician’s Identity / Nils Grosch

Changes in Kurt Weill’s Music: Cross Cultural Reception between Jazz and Avant-garde / Leo Izzo

Die Dreigroschenoper in Japan: The ‘Threepenny Fever’ in Its Early Days / Misako Ohta

«Hard to Distinguish from Cole Porter»: On the Deeper Truth of an Invective by Adorno / Tobias Fasshauer

Street Scenes / Rebecca Schmid

Whats Makes Weill Weill? / Kim Kowalke.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9782503606743

2503606741

OCLC:

1379056688