Antheil

American  

[an-tahyl] / ˈæn taɪl /

noun

1. George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.

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Antheil British  

/ ˈæntaɪl /

noun

1. George. 1900–59, US composer. His best known work is the controversial Le Ballet Méchanique (1924) for motor horns, bells, and aeroplane propellers

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Example Sentences

In a post-concert discussion, Perry charmed the audience, seated between Antheil and Aaron Copland, the event’s host.

From New York Times

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Looking beyond Antheil’s generation, the album also includes pieces by Morton Feldman and a nocturne by John Cage, works that subtly recall the sonatas but also stand alone as studies in sound-making and extremity — of strength and softness, of overtone-rich expanses.

From New York Times

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.

From New York Times