Pound introduced Barney to avant - garde composer George Antheil .
While her own taste in music leaned towards the traditional , she hosted premieres of Antheil 's Symphony for Five Instruments and First String Quartet at the Rue Jacob .
Pound introduced Barney to avant - garde composer George Antheil and while her own taste in music leaned towards the traditional , she hosted premieres of Antheil 's Symphony for Five Instruments and First String Quartet at the Rue Jacob .