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| − | WEILL, Kurt Julian (1900–1950). ''A German composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with [[Bertolt Brecht]]. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose'' (Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Weill]). | + | WEILL, Kurt Julian (1900–1950). ''A German composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with [[Bertolt Brecht]]. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose'' (Wikipedia [(1900–1950)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Weill]). |
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WEILL, Kurt Julian (1900–1950). A German composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work The Threepenny Opera, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose (Wikipedia [(1900–1950)[1]).
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