An amateur analysis of fernand legers ballet mecanique ballet mecanique. But the most remarkable aspect of the film is the musical syncopation with. Man ray cinematographer, fernand leger and dudley murphy directors, and a music mashup by gestalt orchestra. A chillbient downtempo journey somewhere between 0 and 140 bpm. George antheil, in full georg johann carl antheil, born july 8, 1900, trenton, n. Il pittore e cineasta fernand leger giro nel 1924 il film ballet mecanique. For his upcoming record releases jeroen asked me to create a special font for him. Ballet mecanique 1924 fernand leger part 1 youtube. Ballet mecanique 192324 is a dadaist postcubist art film conceived, written, and codirected by the artist fernand leger in collaboration with the filmmaker dudley murphy with cinematographic input from man ray. Ballet mecanique and other works for player pianos. Antheil clearly recognized that, like stravinskys rite, the ballet mecanique was an artistic dead end, but as this disc proves, he wrote plenty of fine music both before and after it. Other articles where the mechanical ballet is discussed.
The original ballet mechanique george antheils carnegie hall licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of musicmasters. Dance was created by fernand leger in purism style. This is ballet mecanique, fernand leger 1924 by opposite fields on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The third gender theory classical ballet is regarded a highly technical dance form which emphasizes on precision and perfection of movements like the pirouette, which is a rapid whirling of the body on one toe or balls of feet done often by ballerinas towards the end of.
Only commercial parasites sucking the blood of youtube. He also designed sets for ballets and motion pictures, and he created mosaics and stainedglass windows. The ballet mecanique film the ballet mecanique page. Antheil claims that in the fall of 1923 he announced he was beginning the piece, and was looking for an appropriate film. However, the film premiered in a silent version on 24 september 1924 at the. As cofounder and graphic designer at stoere binken design he creates his own artwork and therefor had very specific wishes. It has a musical score by the american composer george antheil. Music by gestalt orchestra full album in free download on the netlabel archive. But the most remarkable aspect of the film is the musical syncopation with the score written by george antheil. Presenting the nutcracker ballet in its entirety since 1985. With kiki of montparnasse, fernand leger, dudley murphy, katherine murphy. Le ballet mecanique fra 1923, fernand leger and dudley murphy.
An amateur analysis of fernand legers ballet mecanique. It is a brief, nonnarrative exploration of cubist form, black and white tonalities, and various vectors through its constant, rapidly cut movements and compositions. Original music by ivan antonio ballet mecanique 19234 is a dadaist postcubist art film conceived, written, and codirected by the artist fernand leger in collaboration with the filmmaker. Heres a delightful piece, humorous and lyrical, full of rhythmic energy and good tunes. This page is totally devoted to this work and its performances. Antheils bestknown composition is ballet mecanique. Traditional instruments and noise machines designed by the composer. The ballet mecanique is a prime and famous example of this combination. Yielding a wild and fantastic visual poetry minutes. The allmechanical performances of ballet mecanique and screenings of fernand legers film ballet mecanique and bad boy made good, a documentary about george antheil and the history of this groundbreaking piece, play daily. This mix is readymade for the night and takes you on a dark melancholic trip. Mar 11, 20 an amateur analysis of fernand legers ballet mecanique ballet mecanique.
July 8, 1900 february 12, 1959 was an american avantgarde composer, pianist, author, and inventor whose modernist musical compositions explored the modern sounds musical, industrial, and mechanical of the early 20th century. Antheil claims that in the fall of 1923 he announced he was beginning the piece, and was looking for. In ballet mechanique, repetition, movement, and multiple imagery combine to animate and give an aesthetic raison detre to the clockwork structure of everyday life. Ballet mecanique serenade for string orchestra by george antheil.
Wikipedia offers more details especially the issue with andre charlots score. Ballet pour instruments mecanique et percussion, roll one. Find more prominent pieces of genre painting at best visual art database. Ballet mecanique the mechanical ballet, sakamoto ryuuichi. Ballet mecanique digicult digital art, design and culture. Mix dadaism, man ray cinematographer, fernand leger and dudley murphy directors, and a music score by andre charlot that wasnt added until 2000 yielding a wild and fantastic 11 visual minutes. Thanks to fernand leger and dudley murphy for this movie. Experimental color in the creation and restoration of ballet mecanique. Ballet mecanique is a dadaist postcubist art film conceived, written, and codirected by the artist fernand leger in collaboration with the. Fernand leger ballet mechanique collaborating with dudley murphy, who acquired a fair amount of filmmaking experience in california, leger arranged several images shot at various times one beside the other, adhering to a list of disconnected motifs. Celebrating prezis teacher community for teacher appreciation week.
The visual pleasures of kitchenwarewire whisks and funnels, copper pots and lids, tinned and fluted baking pansare combined with images of a woman carrying a heavy sack on. Ballet mecanique 1924, the original version of which we propose to reenact slightly revamped, was an attempt by the american composer george antheil, the painter fernand leger, and the director dudley murphy to offer a multimedia experience before there was even a name for it. Latinautor, wise music group, and 2 music rights societies. Dudley murphy also directed and artist man ray directed cinematography. At just under 11 minutes, it moves with a relentless pulse that suggests a dozen psychotic pianists let loose on a steinway showroom floor. Ballet mecanique, produced and directed by french modernist painter fernand leger, and photographed by dudley murphy and, possibly, man ray was begun in 1923 and completed in november 1924. July 8, 1900 february 12, 1959 was an american avantgarde composer, pianist, author, and inventor whose modernist musical compositions explored the modern sounds musical, industrial, and mechanical of the early 20th century spending much of the 1920s in europe, antheil returned to the us in the 1930s, and thereafter spent much of. Have something nice to say about le ballet mecanique. Dance was created in 1942 by fernand leger in purism style.
Jan 12, 2014 original music by ivan antonio ballet mecanique 19234 is a dadaist postcubist art film conceived, written, and codirected by the artist fernand leger in collaboration with the filmmaker. George antheil was an american avantgarde composer, pianist, author, and inventor whose. Ballet mechanique is a custom designed font for musician jeroen borrenbergs, aka ballet mechanique. A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. Ballet mecanique 192324 is a dadaist postcubist art film conceived, written, and codirected by the artist fernand leger in collaboration with the filmmaker.
Leathern, an attempt of interruption, the androids. Fossati, giovanna, youtube as a mirror maze, in pelle snickars and patrick vonderau eds, the youtube reader. Ballet mechanique likes all kinds of styles within the spectrum of electronic music. George antheil, american composer known for his ultramodern music in the 1920s. Ballet mecanique is a difficult film to describe, though countless film scholars have embraced that very task. In 1922 he went to europe, gave piano recitals, and became prominent in the literary and artistic circles of the parisian avantgarde.
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