Mack the Knife (DieMoritat von Mackie Messer) is a ballad from the 1928 Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) - a "play with music" by BertoltBrecht and music by Kurt Weill. The opera begins with the ballad of "Mack theKnife", which introduces the audience to the many terrible crimescommitted by the central character, Macheath (Mack), a notorious criminal inVictorian London.

The song has long been a popular standard and has beenrecorded by many artists, including (among many, many others) Bobby Darin,Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald,

Weill?s music is arranged here for wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, horn in F and bassoon) by LisaPortus of www.portuspress.com. In addition to the ballad itself Lisa?s arrangementalso features optional sections of Weill?s wind band suite.

The PDF includes the full score and five separate parts.

Duration: 2'30"-3'15" (depending on cuts).

This is the \"Ballad Of Mack The Knife\" from Kurt Weill\'s \"The Threepenny Opera\", in an amazing arrangement for piano trio (piano, Bb clarinet & violoncello), made by the professional composer, arranger and accompanist Dimitris Anousis. This is the real deal! Written in a understandable way to give an orchestral feeling while playing, not for the piece to sounds \"poor\". Ideal for all kinds of events. Appropriate also for students. This arrangement has been made years ago (around 2005) by Dimitris Anousis - the founder, arranger and pianist of the historique piano trio, \"Trio Tritono\". The ensemble had left a strong impression and legacy from its years of activity (around 2005 - 2007, in Greece) and was one of the most succesful crossover ensembles in Greece, performing new original arrangements by Dimitris Anousis on music from different genres and eras, from Brahms and Piazzolla, Gershwin and Bernstein, to Gillespie, Kurt Weil and Freddie Mercury.