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KURT JULIAN WEILL Autograph Musical Quotation From Mack the Knife!

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KURT JULIAN WEILL Autograph Musical Quotation From Mack the Knife!
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Rare Kurt Weill Musical Quotation from “Mack The Knife” Only Two Such Quotes Offered Over the Last Ten Years!
KURT JULIAN WEILL (1900–1950), a German composer, best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht, his best-known work “The Threepenny Opera,” which included the ballad “Mack the Knife”.
November, 1938-Dated ,Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, "Kurt Weill," New York, 1 page, measuring 3.5" x 6.5", Choice Extremely Fine. Handwritten upon this sheet of music paper, Weill has personally written out; Sixteen bars - a full verse - from his best-known song, "Mack the Knife," which he had composed for The Threepenny Opera. The Quote is written out over two staves, and below it, Weill has penned: "For Mr. Ralph B. Allan with my best wishes Kurt Weill." He has dated the piece at the lower left, "NY. Nov. 1938." Any Musical quotations by Weill are very scarce. Auction records in American Book Prices Current list only two such quotes in the last ten years, neither of them from "Mack the Knife." This is a very lovely, clean and sharp appearing example that is excellent for display.