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 • Nov. 20, 2023

To counter these methods, actress Hedy Lamarr teamed up with composer George Antheil to develop the technique of “frequency hopping,” which prevented enemy submarines and ships from detecting American torpedoes.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2019

Navy ignored the patent and Lamarr and Antheil never received any payment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2017

In collaboration with George Antheil, an avant-garde composer she had met at a party, she sought a solution to “radio jamming”—the deliberate disruption of radio signals—that was causing torpedoes to go off-course.

From Economist • Nov. 23, 2017

In an afterword, Antheil scholar Mauro Piccinini usefully identifies the various roman a clef elements in the story, but you don’t need to be aware of any of them.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2017