Description
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.
Background
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 exerted the single most important influence on
his compositional style.
Extent
7 Linear Feet
:(14) box(es)
Restrictions
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the
documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
repository of the original documents.
Availability
Collection is open for research. May be used onsite only. Please contact the Music Library
to arrange for advance retrieval of materials.