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Kurt Weill
German composer (1900–1950)
Not to be confused with Curt Vile, Kurt Vile, or Kurt Weil.
Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer[a][2] active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States.[3] 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,[4]Gebrauchsmusik.
He also wrote several works for the concert hall and a number of works on Jewish themes.
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He became a United States citizen in 1943.
Family and childhood
Weill was born on March 2, 1900,[6] the third of four children to Albert Weill (1867–1950) and Emma Weill (née Ackermann; 1872–1955).
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