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George Johann Carl Antheil (/ ˈæntaɪl / AN-tyle; July 8, 1900 – February 12, 1959) was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, author, and inventor whose modernist musical compositions explored the sounds – musical, industrial, and mechanical – of the early 20th century.
George Antheil was an American composer known for his ultramodern music in the 1920s. Antheil studied with Ernest Bloch in New York. In 1922 he went to Europe, gave piano recitals, and became prominent in the literary and artistic circles of the Parisian avant-garde.
Jul 3, 2024 · 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 (1900-1959) was an American composer—born in Trenton, New Jersey—who began his professional career in Europe, where he was friends with, among many others, James Joyce, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Ernest Hemingway, Eric Satie, and Igor Stravinsky.
George Carl Johann Antheil (June 8, 1900 – February 12, 1959) was an American avant-garde composer and pianist who was known for the unusual sounds and instrumentation which he featured in his musical works as well as in film, television, and operatic scores.
May 29, 2018 · Amer. composer of Polish descent. Caused furore in Europe [1] in 1920s at his pf. recitals with his comps. called Airplane Sonata and Mechanisms. His Ballet méchanique, comp. 1923–4 and f.p. Paris [2] 1926, was designed as film mus.
George Antheil in 1936 © Mauro Piccinini. When Martin Anderson of Toccata Classics first suggested a project of music by the American composer George Antheil, I immediately thought of the typically avant-garde music for which Antheil is best known.
American composer George Antheil was born on July 8, 1900 in Trenton, New Jersey. As a pupil at the Philadelphia Conservatory, Antheil studied with Constantin von Sternberg and Ernest Bloch.
Antheil, George. Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author. (1900-1959) US composer, performer and author, best known for the glaringly avant-garde Ballet Mécanique ( 1923-1924 ), originally conceived as a score for a nineteen-minute experimental film directed by Fernand Léger (1881-1955) and Dudley Murphy (1897-1968), but soon detached ...
George Antheil was nicknamed 'The Bad Boy of Music' due to his provocative style and controversial compositions that challenged societal norms. His most famous work, 'Ballet Mécanique,' is a groundbreaking piece that includes unconventional instruments such as airplane propellers and typewriters.
