Mack The Knife String Duet - Digital Sheet Music
“Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" (German: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer") is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama The Threepenny Opera (German: Die Dreigroschenoper). The song tells of a knife-wielding criminal of the London underworld from the musical named Macheath, the "Mack the Knife" of the title.The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists after it was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1955 with translated lyrics by Marc Blitzstein. The most popular version of the song was by Bobby Darin in 1959, whose recording became a number one hit in the US and UK and earned him two Grammys at the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards. Ella Fitzgerald also received a Grammy for her performance of the song in 1961.Here is this timeless tune arranged as a duet for violins. A score and separate parts are provided. Have fun playing this one!Click here for more of my violin duets
Details
Summary
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Early Intermediate
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 4
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.1655571
Composed by Weill-Brecht. Arranged by P. R. Frederick. This edition: pdf. Film/TV, Jazz, Pop, Standards. 4 pages. P. R. Frederick #1222005. Published by P. R. Frederick (A0.1655571).“Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" (German: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer") is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama The Threepenny Opera (German: Die Dreigroschenoper). The song tells of a knife-wielding criminal of the London underworld from the musical named Macheath, the "Mack the Knife" of the title.
The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists after it was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1955 with translated lyrics by Marc Blitzstein. The most popular version of the song was by Bobby Darin in 1959, whose recording became a number one hit in the US and UK and earned him two Grammys at the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards. Ella Fitzgerald also received a Grammy for her performance of the song in 1961.
Here is this timeless tune arranged as a duet for violins. A score and separate parts are provided. Have fun playing this one!
Click here for more of my violin duets
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