Weill Music

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1. Between which two years did Weill live? 1905 - 1965 1900 - 1960 1900 - 1950 1905 - 1955

2. How many times was Weill married to Lotte Lenya? three zero two one

3. Probably Weill's most famous song, "Mack the Knife", appeared in which of his early collaborations Die Dreigroschenoper (with Brecht ) Der Silbersee (with Kaiser ) Mahagonny (with Brecht ) Fall of the City of Mahagonny (with Brecht )

4. What is the missing word from the title of this song from "Lost in the Stars"? "The Little ______ House" Town Blue Gray Old

5. Which song from "Mahagonny" has been recorded many times including performances by Marianne Faithfull, Ute Lemper and The Doors? Alabama Song My Ship A Boy Like You Pirate Jenny

6. In "The Saga of Jenny", written with Ira Gershwin, Jenny's colourful life is set out in six episodes. The first is her becoming an orphan. At what age did this happen? three seven five nine

7. What are the missing words in this lyric? "But it's a long, long while From _____ to _________" March September June December January December May December

8. Which of these songs is not from "The Threepenny Opera" ("Die Dreigroschenoper")? Pirate Jenny Liebeslied Barbara Song What Good Would the Moon Be?

9. Weill worked with a number of lyricists in the 1940's. Which of these pairings is incorrect? Lady in the Dark - Ira Gershwin Street Scene - Langston Hughes One Touch of Venus - Ogden Nash Lost in the Stars - Alan Jay Lerner

10. Which was Weill's final (unfinished ) work? It includes the songs "Apple Jack", "The Catfish Song" and "River Chanty". Huckleberry Finn The Firebrand of Florence Love Life You and Me