THE KURT WEILL EDITION BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE EDITION.(Excerpt)

From: Notes | Date: December 1, 1999 | Copyright information

The goals of compiling the Kurt Weill Edition, a compilation of the composer's work, is presented. Topics include the use the edition will have for performers and scholars, the importance Weill placed on text, and Weill's career in musical theater.

The Kurt Weill Edition is a collected critical edition that makes available the surviving legacy of Kurt Weill's completed compositions. Of the works for the musical theater, which make up the bulk of his oeuvre, none has ever appeared...

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