George Antheil Collection 1920-1959

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George Antheil Collection 1920-1959

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The collection consists of George Antheil?s correspondence. All, but one of the letters, are photocopies, the dates range from 1920 to 1959. The materials were collected by Charles Amirkhanian.

7 linear ft.

eng,

Stanford Music Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6652279

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Charles Amirkhanian

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Biography / Administrative History George Antheil was born on July 8, 1900 in Trenton, New Jersey. He studied briefly with Constantin von Sternberg and Ernest Bloch. In 1922, he traveled to Europe to pursue a career as a concert pianist, performing many of his own works such as Mechanisms, Airplane Sonata, and Sonata Sauvage. The riots that his music caused contributed to the composer's growing notoriety. In Berlin, he met Stravinsky who exer...

Antheil, George, 1900-1959

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George Antheil, 1900-1959, composer of ultramodern music in the 1920's, prominent in the Parisian literary and artistic avant-garde of the period; subsequently composer of film scores in Hollywood as well as orchestral works and ballets; after 1939 composing in a more traditional style. From the description of George Antheil papers, 1919-1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 460879070 Composer. From the description of An explana...