Zuhälterballade

0 Full Score A3 - 1 Full Score - 2 Flute - 1 Oboe - 1 Bassoon - 2 Clarinet I - 2 Clarinet II - 2 Clarinet III - 2 Clarinet IV - 1 Bass Clarinet - 2 Alto Saxophone - 2 Tenor Saxophone - 1 Baritone Saxophone - 2 Horn Eb - 2 Horn F

This Zuhälterballade ("Souteneur ballad") comes from the famous "Dreigroschenoper" by Kurt Weill (lyrics by Bertolt Brecht). It is actually not an opera, but a theatre work with 22 individual song numbers. The work was sensationally received in 1928, being full of social criticism and ironic humour. Several songs have jazz-like influences and are often easy on the ear. The latter is certainly also true of the "Zuhälterballade", also known as the Tango ballad.