Paul Dessau (1894-1979): Kampflied der Schwarzen Strohhüte (1936)

This is the piece that convinced Bertolt Brecht during a "Brecht evening" at the New School for Social Research in NYC on March 6, 1943, that Paul Dessau was a composer for him.

"Kampflied der schwarzen Strohhüte" aus Bertolt Brechts "Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe" (1936)

"Battle song of the Black Straw Hats" from Bertolt Brecht's "Saint Joan of the Stockyards" (1936)