Ant’cliffe

Herbert, b. Sheffield, Engl. July 30, 1875; writer on music; au thor of studies of Schubert, Brahms, ete; Brescia, (an-tan-y4’-ti), Costanzo, 1557—ca. 1620; builder, etc. Antheil (4n’-til), George, b. Trenton, N. J., July 8, 1900; composer; studied Sternberg Cons., Philadelphia; res. in Europe for some years; c. (opera) “Transatlantic”, based on modern American “jazz age’”’ theme (Frankfort State Op., 1930); Symphony in F (Paris, 1926); Piano Concerto in A (Paris, 1927); music to Sophocles’ “Oedipus” (Berlin State The at., 1929); (ballet) ‘‘Fighting the Waves” (text by W. B. Yeats), Abbey Theatre, Dublin; (opera) ‘‘ Helen Retires” (book by Erskine), N. Y., 1934; two string quartets, orchestral, chamber music. Earlier manner radical to extent of introducing noise-makiug non-musical instruments in orchestra; later chamber works more conservative in manner than that of his “Ballet mécanique’’, a curiosity which created sensation atits Paris prem iére.