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Orchestration

Instrumentation is indicated as follows:

The woodwinds are listed first, as a group of four numerals each separated by a period (e.g., 1.1.2.0). From left to right, flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. Saxophones are written out as “alto sax,” “tenor sax,” etc.

The brass are listed second, in the same manner as woodwinds (e.g. 2.2.1.1). From left to right, French horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba. Sometimes “tpt” is used for trumpet, and “tbn” for trombone.

Percussion, keyboard, and plucked instruments are listed third. Generally, each instrument is spelled out in full, or abbreviated by its first four letters (e.g., “timp” for “timpani”). Strings are listed last.

If the ensemble is small or unusual, instruments are indicated by common-sense abbreviations. Doublings are indicated by parentheses. Each group is separated by a semi-colon.

Territory Abbreviations

US — United States
UK — United Kingdom
BREV — British Reversionary Territories, countries of the former British Commonwealth
GER — Germany
SWIT — Switzerland
FRANCE — France
BELG — Belgium
LUX — Luxembourg
MON — Monaco
SPAIN — Spain
PORT — Portugal
AUST — Austria
HUNG — Hungary
SCAN — Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland
CAN — Canada
LATIN AM — Mexico, Central America, South America
JAP — Japan

Because works are represented by different publishers around the world, it is essential for the user to determine both the relevant territory and the publisher for each work.

Address List of Publishers

A Note on Publishers

The range and variety of works within Weill’s oeuvre and factors in his life and career necessarily contributed to complicated circumstances with respect to the publication of his works. For clarity and concision, current information regarding representation of performance rights and rental of materials is designated with sigla, for publisher names, and abbreviations for territories. In those cases where there are different agents and publishers for the same work, the publisher of the dramatic rights is specified to the left of the slash, while the publisher for rental of music material is designated to the right of the slash. Most stage works have different publishers in different territories.

N.B. The publisher listed in the catalogue entry is the principal publisher for the territory; however, in many cases publishers have assigned representation to certain agents for various territories; for example, in Germany, Schott Music acts as agent for Universal Edition (and as agent for European American Music Corporation).

L’ARCHE
L’Arche
86, rue Bonaparte
F-75006 Paris
FRANCE
Telephone +33 1 46 33 46 45
Fax +33 1 46 33 56 40

EAMC
European American Music Corporation
254 W. 31 Street, 15th floor
New York, NY 10001
UNITED STATES
Telephone 212 461 6940
Fax 212 810 4565
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FBE
Felix Bloch Erben
Hardenbergstrasse 6
10623 Berlin
GERMANY
Telephone +49 30 313 9028
Fax +49 30 312 9334
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HEUG
Heugel S.A. (Alphonse Leduc)
175, rue Saint-Honoré
F-75040 Paris CEDEX 01
FRANCE
Telephone +33 1 42 96 89 11
Fax +33 1 42 86 02 83

JW
Josef Weinberger Ltd.
12-14 Mortimer St.
London W1T 3JJ
Telephone +44 20 7580 2827
fax +44 20 7436 9616
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KWF
Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc.
7 East 20th Street, 3rd floor
New York, NY 10003
UNITED STATES
Telephone 212 505 5240
Fax 212 353 9663
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MTI
Music Theatre International
421 W. 54th Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10019
UNITED STATES
Telephone 212 541 4684
Fax 212 397 4684
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In United Kingdom:
Josef Weinberger Ltd.

MB
Musik und Bühne Verlag
Bahnhofstrasse 44-46
65185 Wiesbaden
GERMANY
Telephone +49 0611 360 383 00
Fax +49 0611 360 383 11
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NORD
Nordiska Strakosch Teaterförlaget
Åbenrå 5, 4. sal
1124 Copenhagen K
DENMARK
Telephone +45 33 11 68 83
Fax +45 33 14 44 28
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PRESS
Theodore Presser Company
588 North Gulph Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
UNITED STATES
Telephone 610 592 1222
Fax 610 592 1229
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SCHRM
G. Schirmer, Inc.
180 Madison Avenue 24th Floor
New York, NY 10016
UNITED STATES
Telephone 212 254 2100
Fax 212 254 2013
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SCHOTT
Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG
Weihergarten 5
55116 Mainz
GERMANY
Telephone +49 6131 2460
Fax +49 6131 246 211
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SUHR
Suhrkamp Verlag
Pappelallee 78-79
10437 Berlin
GERMANY
Telephone +49 30 / 740 744-393
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TRO
The Richmond Organization/Hampshire House Inc.
266 West 37th Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Telephone 212 594 9795
Fax 212 594 9782
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Publications distributed by Hal Leonard Corporation
P.O. Box 13819
Milwaukee, WI 53213
UNITED STATES
Telephone 800 554 0626
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UE
Universal Edition AG
Karlsplatz 6
1010 Vienna
AUSTRIA
Telephone +43 1 337 23-0
Fax +43 1 337 23-400
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WCM
Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
10585 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025-4950
UNITED STATES
Telephone 310 441 8600
Fax 310 441 8780

Rentals of individual American songs:
US, CAN, Israel: European American Music Distributors
Europe: Josef Weinberger, Ltd

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