Translations of plays by Brecht, 1971-1973.

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Translations of plays by Brecht, 1971-1973.

The collection contains three items. The first is Vol. X, no. 2 (special issue) of the Dunster drama review (March 17, 1971), containing a script of The days of the commune, Lehrman's adaptation and translation of Brecht's play Die Tage der Commune (with incidental music by Hanns Eisler). Item no. 2 (in Folder 2) is Vol. 4, no. 2 (Special issue) of the Risley review, containing the script of The Roundheads and the Pointedheads, Lehrman's translation (together with Gesa Valk) and adaptation (together with Bill Castleman) of Brecht's play Die Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe (also with incidental music by Hanns Eisler). The third item (also in Folder 2) is a program for a performance in Barnes Hall, Cornell University of the latter adaptation/translation. (Notes by Lehrman, [10] p.).

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Eisler, Hanns

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Composed 1932. First performance by the British Broadcasting Corp. Orchestra, London, March 1935, Ernest Ansermet conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Kleine Sinfonie No. 1 : for orchestra, op. 29 / Hanns Eisler. [19--]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51733565 Hanns Eisler (1898-1962) was a German composer. His family moved to Vienna in 1902, and Eisler grew up and studied there, most notably with Arnold Schoenberg in the earl...

Lehrman, Leonard J.

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As conductor, composer, pianist, accompanist, teacher, translator, director, and librarian, Leonard Lehrman has developed his career in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the U.S.A. He has shown a special interest in directing the stage works of Brecht for which music was composed by Hanns Eisler. From the description of Translations of plays by Brecht, 1971-1973. (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison). WorldCat record id: 122619134 ...

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956

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Brecht was a German dramatist and poet. Karl Korsch was a Marxist theoretician. From the description of Correspondence with Karl Korsch, 1934-ca.1954. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122556373 From the guide to the Bertolt Brecht correspondence with Karl Korsch, ca. 1934-1954., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Reyersbach was a pediatrician with special training in endocrinology and rheumatic diseases; she came to the U.S. in ...