Bad Boy of Music
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (713 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0573606048 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 378 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author George Antheil
George Antheil
Antheil's 'mechanistic' works made him the rage of the 1920s Parisian artistic community and 'bad boy' of the music scene.
catherine basar said ANTHEIL LIVES. the guy was multi-talented: musician, writer, comedian, etc. certainly ahead of his time. the books were satisfactory, though I would have wanted one with a jacket, since I like the illustration. I would purchase a poster of same, if one were available.. Jeffrey Barnouw said Four Stars. fine. "An Entertaining Life" according to David Wend. My interest in reading George Antheil's autobiography came from admiration for his music and what he could relate about Paris in the 1920's. Mr. Antheil was a very good writer and wrote quite a lot during his life, particularly for Esquire magazine. He gives his writing a conversational style that flows nicely. I liked the fact that he began his book with stories of his brief career as a pianist and how hard it is to be a traveling musician. Must amusing is that he had a gun concealed in a silk holster when he perform - except o