Kurt Weill | Vibepedia

Kurt Weill was a German-American composer known for his collaborations with Bertolt Brecht, particularly on The Threepenny Opera. He was a pioneer of Gebrauchsmusik, music with a socially useful purpose, and made significant contributions to American musical theater. Weill's work spanned from the 1920s in Germany to his later years in the United States, where he settled in New York and worked on notable pieces like Lady in the Dark and Street Scene.