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20 hours ago · The two Piano Concertos are important first recordings. The first one (1922) pilfers from Petrushka, The Rite and Les noces, veering in and out of Stravinsky at dramatic moments. In the second one (1926) Antheil derives an entire idiom from the great man’s latest works, the Concerto for Piano and Wind and the Sonata and Serenade for piano solo.
5 days ago · The eccentric composer Antheil, the "enfant terrible" of the American music scene, had become one of the most famous composers of his time overnight with the celebrated and controversial premiere of his "Ballet Mécanique" in Paris in 1926.
1 day ago · Mary B. D. Kenner – Patent for maxi pad. Considered one of the most forgotten Black women inventors in history, Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner has made contributions to science and our world that ...
5 days ago · George Antheil - George Antheil (; July 8, 1900 – February 12, 1959) was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, author, and inventor whose modernist musical compositions explored the modern sounds – music.
20 hours ago · Victor Herbert (1859–1924): Babes in Toyland, Dream City, The Dream Girl, Eileen, The Fortune Teller, The Magic Knight, Mlle. Modiste, Natoma, Naughty Marietta, Prince Ananias, The Princess Pat, The Red Mill, The Serenade, Sweethearts, The Wizard of the Nile. Ferdinand Hérold (1791–1833): Le pré aux clercs, Zampa.
5 days ago · In 1942, Lamarr and Antheil demonstrated their invention to the Navy. The Navy was still not convinced, but they agreed to fund further research on the system. Eventually, the Navy did adopt the frequency-hopping system, and it was used to protect Allied communications in various theaters of World War II.
1 day ago · In New York City, Antheil introduced Buñuel to Iris Barry, chief curator of film at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). [21] : p.360 Barry talked Buñuel into joining a committee formed to help educate those within the U.S. government who might not have appreciated fully the effectiveness of film as a medium of propaganda.
