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George Antheil's Ballet Mécanique, 1953 revision. Philadelphia Piano + Percussion Project. Phillip O'Banion, conductor. Pianists Charles Abramovic, Anna Kisi...
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May 31, 2024 · Man Ray, photographer. George Antheil, 1900-1959, bust portr. photo 192-. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. A radical force in early twentieth-century music, George Antheil (1900--1959) captured the exhilaration and anxiety of the Machine Age through provocative compositions featuring industrial sounds, propulsive rhythms, and experimental instrumentation.
George Antheil’s Ballet Mécanique is notorious for its cacophonous sonorities, its industrial allusions, and its use of mechanical instruments, notably the player piano. Despite a successful première in Paris in 1926, the 1927 American reception of the piece was viscerally critical.
May 31, 2024 · George Antheil was a prolific writer, publishing on topics from music to political affairs. This page provides samples of his own publications, as well as books about his life and music. Drafts of his works are available in the George and Böske Antheil Papers. Please see the Databases page to access Antheil's magazine and newspaper writings.
Hedy Lamarr (/ ˈ h ɛ d i /; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born American actress and inventor. After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial erotic romantic drama Ecstasy (1933), she fled from her first husband, Friedrich Mandl, and secretly moved to Paris.
In 1940 Lamarr met George Antheil at a dinner party. Antheil was another quirky yet clever force to be reckoned with. Known for his writing, film scores, and experimental music compositions, he shared the same inventive spirit as Lamarr. She and Antheil talked about a variety of topics but of their greatest concerns was the looming war.
A Jazz Symphony is a jazz-influenced classical work by avant-garde composer George Antheil . Written in 1925, it was premiered at his infamous 1927 Carnegie Hall Concert which also debuted the succès de scandale Ballet Mécanique. It was originally intended to be used in Paul Whiteman 's Experiment in Modern Music (which famously premiered ...
