George Antheil was an American composer, avant-garde and inventive, best known for his film score to Ballet méchanique. WNET’s Sue Sinclair wrote about Antheil for a recent post on the new blog ...
This Between The Ears odyssey weaves together the music - ragtime, classical and jazz - that Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and his family played and listened to on their pianola, when exiled at ...
It’s not just Rex Lawson’s bald head and spreading white beard that puts one in mind of Charles Darwin. Both kindly and brilliant Brits demolished received wisdom, the latter informing Victorian ...
To Robert Berkman, a piano-like instrument wrongly believed to play itself was the perfect challenge to his creativity. Berkman, one of the world’s last traveling pianola musicians, will play the ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by In the early 1980s, John Adams’s “Grand Pianola Music” defied the seriousness of classical music. Not everyone liked that. By Joshua Barone It was ...
In this captivating Between the Ears, Professor Shawn Sobers uncovers the fascinating story of Emperor Haile Selassie I and his pianola as told through the music of the time. This Between the Ears ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This piano player was made by Aeolian ...
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