TY  - GEN
AU  - Antheil,George
AU  - Antheil,George
AU  - Antheil,George
AU  - Antheil,George
AU  - Antheil,Böske
AU  - Antheil,Böske
TI  - George and Böske Antheil papers,
AV  - ML31 .A58
KW  - Antheil, George,
KW  - Antheil, Böske.
KW  - Antheil, Böske
KW  - Amirkhanian, Charles.
KW  - Beach, Sylvia
KW  - Bloch, Ernest,
KW  - Cocteau, Jean,
KW  - Dallapiccola, Luigi,
KW  - Golschmann, Vladimir,
KW  - Joyce, James,
KW  - Kahn, Otto Hermann,
KW  - Pound, Ezra,
KW  - Stokowski, Leopold,
KW  - Stravinsky, Igor,
KW  - Weill, Kurt,
KW  - Yeats, W. B.
KW  - Composers
KW  - United States
KW  - Correspondence
KW  - Avant-garde (Music)
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - aat
KW  - Photographic prints
KW  - Programs (Documents)
KW  - Scrapbooks
KW  - Drawings (Visual works)
N1  - Additional Antheil holograph music manuscripts and photo-reproductions are shelved respectively under ML96.A723 and ML96.5.A62; George and Böske Antheil Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress
N2  - This collection contains materials related to the professional and personal activities of composer George Antheil and his wife, Elizabeth (Böske) Antheil. Holograph and copyist manuscripts and printed scores in the collection span Antheil's career as a composer. Some manuscript reproductions contain annotations in Antheil's hand. Notable works include Ballet mécanique, Capital of the world, The happy journey, The wish, and Helen retires. The writings series includes books, articles, essays, dissertations, interviews, and literary musings by or about George Antheil, as well as short stories and a draft of her autobiography by Böske. A typed manuscript of George Antheil's book The shape of the war to come, with annotations and holograph maps, is also included. The correspondence largely contains business and personal letters sent and received by George and Böske Antheil. Notable correspondents include Sylvia Beach, Jean Cocteau, Luigi Dallapiccola, Vladimir Golschmann, James Joyce, Otto Kahn, Ezra Pound, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, Kurt Weill, and W. B. Yeats. Most of the subject files focus on performance and publication of musical works, radio broadcasts, and estate issues, including materials concerning estate executor and conductor Charles Amirkhanian. There are also materials related to Antheil's See-Note music notation sytem and documents regarding a secret communication system invented by Antheil and actress Hedy Lamarr. In addition, there are photographs of George Antheil alone or with friends and family members and a series of albums capturing family life with Böske and son Peter. Photographs, programs, posters, and promotional materials relate to his stage works and performances. The scrapbooks contain clippings, articles and programs.  Artwork includes sketches by George Antheil, portraits of him and Böske, and George's cartoon drawings of friends and acquaintances, such as Ernest Bloch, Sylvia Beach, Igor Stravinsky, and Ezra Pound. The collection also contains personal and family documents, genealogical materials, and biographical sketches of George Antheil
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