The Works of Kurt Weill. Transformations and Reconfigurations in 20th-Century Music

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Naomi Graber, Marida Rizzuti (eds). Pages: 278 p. Illustrations:11 b/w, 7 tables b/w., 21 musical examples. Language(s):English. Publication Year:2023. Brepols, ISBN: 978-2-503-60674-3 - Hardback --- 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS Transformations STEPHEN HINTON, Weill s Cinematic Imagination: Reality and Fantasy FRANCESCO FINOCCHIARO, Kurt Weill and the Principle of Concertante Music WILLIAM EVERETT, Kurt Weill and the American Operetta Tradition: The Firebrand of Florence and Where Do We Go from Here? NAOMI GRABER, «Steel Veins»: Railroads on Parade and the Industrial Folk MARIDA RIZZUTI, Shared Authorship and Compositional Process in 1940s Hollywook: One Touch of Venus by Kurt Weill and Ann Ronell ARIANNE JOHNSON QUINN, Musical Language, Censorship, and Theatrical Identity in Kurt Weill s London Works (1930-1935) TIM CARTER, Kurt Weill Song of the Free (1942): A «United Nations Anthem»? Reconfigurations NILS GROSCH, How many Weills? Negotiating a Musician s Identity LEO IZZO, Changes in Kurt Weill s Music: Cross Cultural Reception between Jazz and Avant-garde MISAKO OHTA, Die Dreigroschenoper in Japan: The Threepenny Fever in Its Early Days TOBIAS FASSHAUER, «Hard to Distinguish from Cole Porter»: On the Deeper Truth of an Invective by Adorno REBECCA SCHMID, Street Scenes KIM KOWALKE, Whats Makes Weill Weill? Seller Inventory # ca2004

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