Kurt Weill, German-American composer and pianist (born 1900)

Kurt Weill

German composer (1900–1950)

Kurt Julian Weill was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, 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…