The Music Shep's Favorite Music

Ballet Mecanique by George Antheil Carlos Surinach conducting Album Modern American Music Series Side: 1 Track: 1

Album Title: Modern American Music Series Group: New York Percussion Group Publisher: Colombia Masterworks Date Released: Album / Record#: ML4956 Genre: Classical ASIN#: Samples Shep Using it Original

Shep used this piece quite often as an expression of 'horror' during one of the stories he would tell. In 1959 Shep did an eulogy to George Antheil on one of his shows On Sunday, April 2, 2000 at 3 PM, Dennis Russel Davies and the American Composers Orchestra presented Paul Lehrman's realization of George Antheil's historic "Ballet Mecanique", in its original 1924 version, at Carnegie Hall. This piece calls for 8-16 player pianos, a 7-person percussion ensemble, two pianists, a siren, 7 electric bells, and 3 airplane propellers. It was never performable during Antheil's lifetime -- through the use of computers and MIDI, it is finally performable today. The publisher G. Schirmer commissioned Paul to do all the programming and sampling to make this piece performable, and the concert at Carnegie Hall is the result of that effort. Additional Comments: Follow up note from Paul Lehrman 11/6/2003 Our first production run of the Ballet mecanique CD sold out, but we have now done a second batch, and they're flying out the door (well, power walking, anyway). Best of all, you can now order CDs directly online from my Ballet mecanique Web site, http://Antheil.org, using secure credit card payment through those clever folks at Paypal. Get the CD that the Boston Globe called, "a party record for technophiles, but just about everyone else will have fun too!"...that CD Review called , "A hell of a racket, exciting and brutal at the same time!"..and which The Wire called "This awesome blast from the past"! It also includes groundbreaking pieces for percussion and electronics by John Cage & Lou Harrison, Richard Grayson, Amadeo Roldan, and that "delerious" (the Globe again) arrangement for 16 player pianos of the finale from Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony. Order the CD direct at http://www.antheil.org/CDframe.html. The price is $16, plus $2 per order for first-class mailing. (US and Canada only -- overseas orders please inquire). Or you can get it through EMF media, Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, or your favorite record store (if it's still in business). All best, Paul

Shows Shep used this music on:   Time Date Show Title May 17, 1963 Astronaut Gordon Cooper, the Aha Experience, Picture Flip Books May 3, 1963 Italian POWs 05:00 February 3, 1965 WWII - Nostalgia Vs. The Way It Was July 14, 1965 Martian Chronicles 25:28 July 15, 1965 Moving Pianos September 27, 1965 Surrealism; First Car and License September 28, 1965 A Tale of Old Radio Days 07:08 September 30, 1965 New For Xmas: Games That Reflect Life 25:25 October 27, 1965 Mystical Experiences November 8, 1965 Success Through Spells - Magic Twig 35:35 December 17, 1965 Robert Service - Cremation of Sam McGee 01:42 March 4, 1966 Lost High School Ring April 21, 1966 King Levinski Meets Joe Lewis April 27, 1966 Barber Shop 09:41 May 11, 1966 Antique Cars and the Bugatti May 27, 1966 Tornados and Ball Lightning 31:02 July 7, 1966 Humor vs Comedy, The Chicaco Exposition July 8, 1966 Winchester 66, Living in Kentucky 05:03; 08:00; 30:20 1965 End of the World 01:16 October 31, 1967 Halloween 31:58 January 27, 1968 Flick's Tongue 16:07 February 17, 1968 Versions of Hell: Obscene Bath Mat, Blind Date 37:53 July 4, 1968 Ludlow Kissel And The Dago Bomb March 21, 1969 Spring Equinox, Salute to Chickens September 22, 1969 Radar and Practical Jokes September 30, 1969 Monsters October 23, 1969 The Look in the Doctor's Eye January 21, 1971 Practical Jokes, Army Signal Corps Oscillator Buzzbomb April 7, 1972 Flick's Tongue 02:30 April 17, 1972 Letter from Geometry Class, Dentist Shot At, Lafuchets Disease February 6, 1973 Hot Air Balloon Story June 13, 1973 The Great Ice Cream War 25:41 February 14, 1974 Pepito the Monkey, Pickled peppers Disasters (Red and Green Things) June 21, 1974 Ice Cream Wars 02:15; 06:11; 19:11 September 1974 Casey at the Bat 10:25; 41:40 January 29, 1975 Commercials March 13, 1975 Godzonka! Part Two April 3, 1975 Surplus Equipment and Confessions 05:07 June 3, 1975 The Delta Queen 42:47 February 2, 1976 Pepito the Monkey, Hot Polish Peppers at Blue-Bird Tavern, Paper Route February 5, 1976 Hot Air Balloon Project April 7, 1976 Tarzan Science April 23, 1976 Ladies Room, Stripper on the Bus April 30, 1976 Frozen Milky Way Bars, George Anthiel, Most Unusual Play and Concert December 1976 Practical Jokes, Army Signal Corps Oscillator Buzzbomb 11:12; 13:27; 23:35; 29:51 April 21, 1972 Burning Glasses, Kiteman, Opening Game of Baseball in Ohio 24:26; 33:04 November 4, 1965 People rarely want what they say they want! 06:45; 42:28 February 6, 1970 Camel June 18, 1963 Dream World 03:09 May 7, 1963 Are You Really Happy 19:39 May 14, 1963 Surveyor Job 36:38 November 19, 1963 Machines 02:34 June 11, 1970 The Urge to Go 35:31; 42:48 September 22, 1970 Food Obsessions, Hamburger Binge (Hugh Addonizio conviction) 32:08 September 4, 1974 Unforgettable Night January 12, 1977 Kid Myths - Flicks Tongue 01:06 May 11, 1977 State of Mind, Origin of Words, Comic Strip Quiz 10:39; 38:27 January 6, 1971 Camel in Indiana, feeding, bites jacket 32:26 March 9, 1968 Library Paste Junkies 02:42; 12:54; 37:16 June 9, 1967 Shep Sees Car Strippers in Action 41:40 August 1967 Summer - Ball Lightning 09:53; 41:27 January 26, 1972 The Camel and the Coat

Audio Links:

• Shep's 1959 eulogy to Antheil -

Links to Further Information:

• George Antheil Website

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