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Weill, Kurt. (1900-1950). Invitation to "Zaubernacht" - SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE COMPOSER. Invitation card to the opening night of Kurt Weill's first piece of musical theatre, Zaubernacht ("The Enchanted Night"), with an autograph note on the verso from the composer, inviting a Mr. Galston to the performance. Weill writes (translated from the German): "Dear distinguished Herr Galston, Although I cannot, under such difficult conditions, guarantee the success of this approaching performance, I would nevertheless be happy if you could attend. Always your devoted - Kurt Weill." Some very light foxing and toning; overall in very fine condition. 5.5 x 3 inches (14.2 x 7.6 cm). Together with an 8 x 10 inch photograph from an unidentified rehearsal later in his career. 

"Zaubernacht (1922), a ballet-pantomime for young audiences, clearly offered Weill an opportunity to return to the vein of simple lyricism so winningly uncovered in the B minor Quartet. Several ideas from the quartet are woven into the narrative sections of the score and developed in the set dances. Among the latter are a waltz and a cortège based on a foxtrot that Weill had written while working as house pianist and composer in a Berlin cabaret. Without realizing it, he had laid the foundations for the song style that would make him world famous." (David Drew/J. Bradford Robinson, New Grove.)

Based on a scenario by Wladimir Boritsch involving toys coming to life for a night, Weill composed his children’s pantomime in 1922 while a member of Ferruccio Busoni’s master class. Zaubernacht premiered in Berlin in November 1922, followed by a New York production in 1925, but the orchestration subsequently disappeared. For many years, the only source for the music was Weill’s condensed score for piano with instrumental indications. In a surprise discovery in 2006, a complete set of orchestral parts was found at Yale University, and the score was reconstructed for the Kurt Weill Edition. 







Weill, Kurt. (1900-1950) Invitation to "Zaubernacht" - SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE COMPOSER

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Weill, Kurt. (1900-1950). Invitation to "Zaubernacht" - SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE COMPOSER. Invitation card to the opening night of Kurt Weill's first piece of musical theatre, Zaubernacht ("The Enchanted Night"), with an autograph note on the verso from the composer, inviting a Mr. Galston to the performance. Weill writes (translated from the German): "Dear distinguished Herr Galston, Although I cannot, under such difficult conditions, guarantee the success of this approaching performance, I would nevertheless be happy if you could attend. Always your devoted - Kurt Weill." Some very light foxing and toning; overall in very fine condition. 5.5 x 3 inches (14.2 x 7.6 cm). Together with an 8 x 10 inch photograph from an unidentified rehearsal later in his career. 

"Zaubernacht (1922), a ballet-pantomime for young audiences, clearly offered Weill an opportunity to return to the vein of simple lyricism so winningly uncovered in the B minor Quartet. Several ideas from the quartet are woven into the narrative sections of the score and developed in the set dances. Among the latter are a waltz and a cortège based on a foxtrot that Weill had written while working as house pianist and composer in a Berlin cabaret. Without realizing it, he had laid the foundations for the song style that would make him world famous." (David Drew/J. Bradford Robinson, New Grove.)

Based on a scenario by Wladimir Boritsch involving toys coming to life for a night, Weill composed his children’s pantomime in 1922 while a member of Ferruccio Busoni’s master class. Zaubernacht premiered in Berlin in November 1922, followed by a New York production in 1925, but the orchestration subsequently disappeared. For many years, the only source for the music was Weill’s condensed score for piano with instrumental indications. In a surprise discovery in 2006, a complete set of orchestral parts was found at Yale University, and the score was reconstructed for the Kurt Weill Edition.