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George Antheil

1900 - 1959

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George Johann Carl Antheil ( AN-tyle; July 8, 1900 – February 12, 1959) was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, author, and inventor whose modernist musical compositions explored the sounds – musical, industrial, and mechanical – of the early 20th century. Spending much of the 1920s in Europe, Antheil returned to the United States in the 1930s, and thereafter composed music for films, and eventually, television. As a result of this work, his style became more tonal. A man of diverse interests and talents, Antheil was constantly reinventing himself. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Antheil is the 504th most popular composer (up from 536th in 2019), the 2,678th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,487th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, George Antheil ranks 504 out of 1,451. Before him are John Koukouzelis, James Newton Howard, Neville Marriner, Christian Sinding, Raimonds Pauls, and Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe. After him are Igor Markevitch, Robert Fuchs, Joseph Kosma, Emilio de' Cavalieri, Fredrik Pacius, and Kaija Saariaho.

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Among people born in 1900, George Antheil ranks 95. Before him are Bluma Zeigarnik, Hassan Fathy, Fulcanelli, Ernst Busch, Muhammad Asad, and Wilhelm Rediess. After him are Lorenzo Fernández, Valko Chervenkov, Eduardo De Filippo, Franziska Donner, George Uhlenbeck, and Jean Duvieusart. Among people deceased in 1959, George Antheil ranks 54. Before him are Grock, Elias, Duke of Parma, Edvard Eriksen, Hitoshi Ashida, Ethel Barrymore, and George Albert Smith. After him are Irakli Tsereteli, Eugene Meyer, Imre Schlosser, Una O'Connor, Albert Ketèlbey, and Bak Jungyang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Antheil ranks 2,678 out of 20,380. Before him are Patty McCormack (1945), James Newton Howard (1951), Scott McKenzie (1939), David Crosby (1941), Yaphet Kotto (1939), and David Farragut (1801). After him are Elizabeth Bishop (1911), Frances Conroy (1953), Wilbur Scoville (1865), Walter A. Shewhart (1891), Alan Menken (1949), and Philip José Farmer (1918).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, George Antheil ranks 25. Before him are Cole Porter (1891), Richard Rodgers (1902), Elmer Bernstein (1922), Paul Bowles (1910), Danny Elfman (1953), and James Newton Howard (1951). After him are Bill Conti (1942), Leroy Anderson (1908), Terry Riley (1935), Michael Kamen (1948), John Adams (1947), and Amy Beach (1867).

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