Kurt Weill

This is a book on the best known of the Weill-Brecht collaborations which explores the extent and significance of the composer's contribution.

General preface; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Synopsis: 1. Brecht's narration for a concert version of Die Dreigroschenoper; Part II. History: 2. 'Matters of intellectual property': the sources and genesis of Die Dreigroschenoper Stephen Hinton; 3. The premiere and after Stephen Hinton; 4. The Threepenny Opera in America Kim H. Kowalke; Part III. Analysis and Criticism: 5. The Threepenny Opera Bertolt Brecht; 6. Correspondence concerning The Threepenny Opera Kurt Weill; 7. 'The Threepenny Opera': a Berlin Burlesque by the Berlin Correspondent of The Times; 8. The Threepenny Opera Theodor Wiesengrund-Adorno; 9. The Threepenny Opera Ernst Bloch; 10. Three-groats Opera Eric Blom; 11. L'Opera de Quat'Sous Walter Benjamin; 12. The Threepenny Opera Hans Keller; 13. Motifs, tags and related matter David Drew; 14. The Dreigroschen-Sound 15. Misunderstanding The Threepenny Opera Stephen Hinton; Notes; Bibliography; Discography Stephen Hinton; Index.