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When did Bertolt Brecht start making music?

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Bertolt Brecht's first song “Die Moritat von Mackie Messer” released in 1930.


Born Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht on 10 February 1898 (passed on 14 August 1956), Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.

Living in Munich during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes with theatre plays, whose themes were often influenced by his Marxist thought. He was the main proponent of the... Read More
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