Kurt Weill: 5 Songs from "Die Dreigroschenoper" (The Threepenny Opera)
Kurt Weill: 5 Songs from "Die Dreigroschenoper" (The Threepenny Opera) for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella | UE33663
These arrangements of songs from The Threepenny Opera will be welcomed by choral directors seeking something quite different for their choir.
- Instrument:
- for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
- Edition type:
- choral score
- Composer:
- Weill Kurt
- Theme:
- Modern Music
- Arranger:
- Kanngießer Gisela
- Languages:
- German
- UE33663
- ISBN: 978-3-7024-3331-4
- ISMN: 979-0-008-07867-5
- 21 × 29.7 cm
Kurt Weill: 5 Songs from "Die Dreigroschenoper" (The Threepenny Opera) for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sample Pages
Contents – 5 Songs from "Die Dreigroschenoper" (The Threepenny Opera) for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
- Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
- Morgenchoral des Peachum
- Zweites Dreigroschenfinale
- Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens
- Ruf aus der Gruft
Description
Apart from the a cappella arrangements provided, these songs can also be performed with the piano accompaniment in the vocal score (UE31544). Instruments from the original version could also be added.
In any case, these songs would make an attractive addition to any concert programme. Songs include: The Ballad of Mack the Knife, Call from the Grave, Peachum’s Morning Hymn, the Second Threepenny Finale and Song of the Insufficiency of Human Endeavour.
Reviews
(…) Egal wie man sie (…) aufführen mag, die Songs bleiben auf jeden Fall eine leicht ausführbare Hommage an das große Original, die der Vorlage mit ihren beschränkten Mitteln in Klang und Gestus recht nahe kommen kann. Neue Chorzeit Juli-Aug 2008, S. 43 (Matthias Mader)
Additional information
- Instrument:
- for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
- Edition type:
- choral score
- Composer:
- Weill Kurt
- Theme:
- Modern Music
- Arranger:
- Kanngießer Gisela
- Languages:
- German
