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Antheil

[ an-tahyl ]

noun

  1. George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.


Antheil

/ ˈæԳٲɪ /

noun

  1. AntheilGeorge19001959MUSMUSIC: composer George. 1900–59, US composer. His best known work is the controversial Le Ballet Méchanique (1924) for motor horns, bells, and aeroplane propellers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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In a post-concert discussion, Perry charmed the audience, seated between Antheil and Aaron Copland, the event’s host.

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If the composer George Antheil had not already laid claim to the phrase “Bad Boy of Music,” Mr. Del Tredici could easily have adopted it himself.

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Along with American-born avant-garde composer George Antheil, Lamarr pioneered the radio-frequency hopping technology that would later form the basis for today’s Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth communication systems.

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The French title — “The World According to George Antheil,” in English — nods to his years in Paris, when the album’s Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano was written, and when he was in the company of luminaries like Ezra Pound, Jean Cocteau and, before a falling out, Stravinsky.

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Like the Beethoven, the Antheil is in four movements, but it blends traditional form with a thoroughly modern sound that, in this reading, bustles at a breakneck pace with percussive and metallic timbres.

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