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George Antheil was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, and author. He is best known for his experimental compositions, which often featured unusual instruments and techniques. He was also a pioneer in the use of electronic instruments and was one of the first to use the theremin. He wrote music for films, ballets, and theater, and was a prolific writer of books and articles on music and other topics. Antheil was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and studied music at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. He moved to Paris in 1923, where he became a part of the avant-garde music scene. He wrote music for the Ballet Mécanique, which was performed in Paris in 1926. He also wrote music for films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Antheil returned to the United States in the 1930s and wrote music for Hollywood films, including The Big Sleep and The Maltese Falcon. He also wrote music for ballets, including The Prodigal Son and The Seven Deadly Sins. He wrote several books on music, including The New Art of Making Music and The New Music. Antheil died in 1959 in New York City. He was inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2006.

Popular As George Johann Carl Antheil
Occupation music_department,composer,soundtrack
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 8 June, 1900
Birthday 8 June
Birthplace Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Date of death 12 February, 1959
Died Place New York City, New York, USA
Nationality United States

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Who Is George Antheil's Wife?

His wife is Boski Markus (4 November 1925 - 12 February 1959) ( his death) ( 1 child)

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1924

Antheil's original 1924 version of Ballet mécanique was not performed until 1999 at University of Massachusetts at Lowell, followed by sold-out performances at Carnegie Hall and by the San Francisco Symphony. The original version had never been played before, due to the physical impossibility of synchronizing 10-12 player pianos being played simultaneously until the advent of computer systems and computer-controlled player pianos. In 1942, Antheil and actress Hedy Lamarr were granted a patent for cryptography based on player piano technology. Neither made any money from this patent, even though it is crucial to computer cryptography and security to the present day.

1921

Composer and pianist, educated at the Curtis Music Settlement School. He studied with Constantin von Sternberg, Ernest Bloch and Clark Smith under a Guggenheim Fellowship. In Europe, he gave piano recitals between 1921-1926. He wrote incidental music to the play "Oedipus". Besides his film music, his compositions include six symphonies, three string quartets, two violin sonatas, two sonatas for violin and piano, and four piano sonatas, plus the "Piano Concerto"; "Violin Concerto"; "Concerto for Flute, Bassoon, Piano"; "Chamber Concerto for 8 Instruments" (on a League of Composers commission); "Crucifixion" (for string orchestra); "Decatur or Algiers"; "McKonkey's Ferry Overture"; "2 Odes of Keats"; "Songs of Experience" (William Blake poems); "Tom Sawyer"; "8 Fragments from Shelley"; "Valentine Waltzes"; and "Serenade for Strings". His ballets include "Ballet Mecanique"; and "The Capital of the World". His operas include "Helen Retires"; "Transatlantic"; "Volpone"; "The Brother"; and "The Wish" (commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra).