biography
pronunciation:
[antiyl]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1900–59)
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| biography:
| Composer, born in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. He studied in New York City under Ernest Bloch, spending some years in Europe as a professional pianist before becoming known as the composer of the Jazz Symphony (1925), the Ballet Mécanique (1926), and the opera Transatlantic (1930). The sensation caused by the ballet, written for 10 pianos and a variety of eccentric percussion instruments, overshadowed his more traditional later works, which include five symphonies, concertos, operas, and chamber music. |
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