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Biographical NoteMary Louise Curtis Bok, founder of the Curtis Institute of Music, served as patron to George Antheil throughout much of his career. Antheil first made the acquaintance of Bok in 1921 through former theory and composition teacher Constantin von Sternberg. Despite her generous financial support, Bok was not, as she wrote in a letter to Antheil dated April 13, 1931, "in sympathy with the so-called modern trend," and generally disapproved of Antheil's music. Antheil dedicated a number of his musical works to Bok, including Night Piece, Six Little Pieces for String Quartet, and Symphonie in Fa. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe George Antheil Correspondence with Mary Louise Curtis Bok spans the period 1921-1940. The primary series consists chiefly of letters and telegrams between the composer and his patron. Correspondence between Bok and others regarding Antheil, namely Ezra Pound, Donald S. Friede, and Constantin von Sternberg, is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Clippings and other enclosures are scattered among these materials. Additional items of note include a letter from Pound to Antheil and a telegram from Igor Stravinsky to the composer. "Writings" contains two substantive, titled works by Antheil. Antheilcized Notation, or, Music for everybody who can tell one from two and two from three provides an explanation of the composer's intriguing "See-Note" method of piano pedagogy. This subject is described at great length in the George and Böske Antheil Papers, as well. The second work, Many Thoughts to M.L.B. and a Key to My Music (To Be Remembered While Listening to It), is a reproduction of a lengthy piece enclosed in Antheil's February 1926 letter to Bok. "Miscellany" comprises assorted newspaper clippings, promotional materials, and photographs of the Transatlantic sets by Ludwig Sievert. These items are arranged alphabetically by subject. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsPeople
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Return to the Table of Contents Organization of the George Antheil Correspondence with Mary Louise Curtis BokThe George Antheil Correspondence with Mary Louise Curtis Bok is organized in 3 series: Return to the Table of Contents Container ListCorrespondence, 1921-1940Letters and telegrams with enclosures, sent and received. Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent and chronologically therein. Antheil, George1921-19301931-1940Erskine, JohnErskine to Antheil, 1929-1932Friede, Donald S.Friede to Antheil and Bok, 1927Graf, Herbert1930Hammer, Mrs. William C.Hammer to Antheil, Bok, and John Erskine 1932,Hanson, Martin H.1922-1929Hofmann, Josef1927Konzertdirektion Leonard1923Lucas, Clarence1927Pound, EzraPound to Bok and Antheil, 1923-1927Reiner, Fritz1927Robinson, LennoxRobinson to Antheil, 1928Sternberg, Constantin von1921Stokowski, LeopoldStokowski to Antheil and Bok, 1927-1929Stravinsky, IgorStravinsky to Antheil, 1922, undatedWritings, undatedAntheilcized notation, or, Music for everybody who can tell one from two and two from three, undated Holograph manuscript; [5] p.Many thoughts to M.L.B. and a Key to my music (to be remembered while listening to it), undated Holograph manuscript; [10] p.Miscellany, 1927-1930Clippings, 1927, undatedPrograms, 1927Transatlantic, undated 4 black and white photographs, 1 negativeReturn to the Table of Contents |
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