{"product_id":"10938-weill-kurt-invitation-to-zaubernacht-signed-and-inscribed-by-the-composer","title":"Weill, Kurt. (1900-1950) Invitation to \"Zaubernacht\" - SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE COMPOSER","description":"Invitation card to the opening night of Kurt Weill's first piece of musical theatre, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eZaubernacht\u003c\/i\u003e (\"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. \u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cem style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hit\" style=\"\"\u003e\"Zaubernacht\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e (1922), a ballet-pantomime for young audiences, clearly offered \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hit\" style=\"\"\u003eWeill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hit\" style=\"\"\u003eWeill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e 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.\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"CON\" style=\"\"\u003eDavid Drew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"CON\" style=\"\"\u003eJ. Bradford Robinson, New Grove.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eBased 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eZaubernacht\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093437763743,"sku":"10938","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Weill_Kurt_Signed_Invitation_Zaubernacht_10938_001.jpg?v=1722188022","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/10938-weill-kurt-invitation-to-zaubernacht-signed-and-inscribed-by-the-composer","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}