Premiere of all-robotic version of George Antheil’s infamous Dada piece for 16 player pianos and percussion orchestra. Features new robotic instruments from LEMUR: League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots (http://lemurbots.org)
Duration : 0:9:53
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Thank you for …
Thank you for posting this, I remember experiencing this exhibit and this piece.
We’d be happy to!
We’d be happy to!
i want these guys …
i want these guys to play my wedding!
creepy to see those …
creepy to see those instruments playing themselves, especially in some of the sections of this piece. but very cool piece!
I enjoyed that. …
I enjoyed that. Dada, Now!
Yes
Yes
Can you also do …
Can you also do organ pipes or vibraphones?
Antheil , the …
Antheil , the Father of industrial music.
Rarely heard piece …
Rarely heard piece usually played on Jean Shepherd’s radio show. Thanks for posting this. Excelsior!
Ghosts on …
Ghosts on crack.Truly amazing
very important and …
very important and histrical movies,I enjoed to watch this.Thank you very much for uploading.
Actually very …
Actually very melodic, rhythmic, and enjoyable. Thanks for posting this. I have a rare three piano roll set of this work. Someday I will post it here.
One of my favorite …
One of my favorite songs. I’m glad the technology has been perfected to allow the piece to be played as written. I’m told the earliest player pianos were not sophisticated enough to play the whole thing in sync.
Interesting piece! …
Interesting piece! I believe to hear a strong influence by Hindemith’s Kammermusik no. 1 in it.
So glad this …
So glad this performance was shot. I probably saw Ballet Mechanique 8 – 10 times, and loved it every time. Something mesmerizing about all that sound in that great space at NGA. The silent crowd scenes under the introductory captions is exactly right . . . the place was always packed.
damn. thanks for …
damn. thanks for posting this.
I’m so amazed at …
I’m so amazed at how noise has evolved and yet it still keeps the appropriate mindset.
jesus christ! those …
jesus christ! those dadaists had it goin’ on
I saw this …
I saw this performed “live” at NGA in DC. It was amazing, just amazing. I can’t believe I was so lucky… I loved it. It was power. It was emotion. It was chaos. It was like being in a storm. It was like being inside a Jackson Pollock drip painting. It was part of a very large Dada exhibit that was one of the best NGA exhibits I ever saw. And it was FREE – sometimes DC is a great place to live.
I saw this …
I saw this performed at NGA in DC. It was amazing, just amazing. I can’t believe I was so lucky… I loved it. What power.
please post or send …
please post or send link to that webpage.thanks
congratulation to …
congratulation to LEMUR, your work is awsome.
It still could hit …
It still could hit Chicago, or other places. We just need an organization to request and sponsor it. If you know of one, contact us/them.
Just picked up ‘Bad …
Just picked up ‘Bad Boy Made Good’ the doc on George Antheil from Paul Lerman’s website. Fantastic stuff. I wished this exhibit would have hit Chicago…
THE BALLET …
THE BALLET MECHANIQUE AMAZING MUSIC TO MY EARS