Re: (TV) "ballet mecanique" looks so medieval!

[Sam Inglis <sam@sospubs.co.uk>]

Hi,
Apologies if this has already been raised, and I've missed it, but...
does the film 'ballet mechanique' have anything to do with the bizarre
avant-garde classical piece of the same name? It was written in the 20s
(I think) by a guy called Antheil, and it's scored for 16 player pianos,
an aeroplane propeller, a siren, and assorted percussion. It was never
performed for years, because no-one could work out how to synchronise
all the player pianos, but fairly recently the full version was
performed for the first time using MIDI pianos. I wonder if it was
originally intended to accompany the film?
Tom's music sounds a bit more listenable, though...
Sam
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