Elliott Carter (1908–2012)

Author of Elliott Carter: Collected Essays and Lectures, 1937-1995

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About the Author

Born in New York City, Elliott Carter revealed a strong aptitude for music before he could read or write. Undecided about his future, Carter majored in English literature at Harvard University. After graduation, he studied piano with Newton Swift and composition with Nadia Boulanger. In 1936 he show more wrote articles and reviews for Modern Music and served as musical director of the Ballet Caravan from 1937 to1939. In 1953 he was awarded the Prix de Rome, and in 1956 he was elected a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. From 1960 to 1962, Carter was a professor of composition at Yale University, where he wrote his Pulitzer Prize-winning string quartet. Carter has been described as a neoclassicist, but such a characterization reveals too little. His works are complex rhythmically; dramatic in the use of harmonies, tonality, and tone clusters; and brilliant in the exploitation of instrumental timbres. Such works as Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello, and Harpsichord (1952) are enticing, whereas the larger orchestral works, such as the Double Concerto and the Piano Concerto are sonorous, expansive events. Carter's music is complicated and deep but rewarding to listeners who invest some time in exploring its many facets. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the name: Elliott Cook Carter

Works by Elliott Carter

String quartet No. 2 [score] (1959) 13 copies

O5396PB - Harmony Book - Elliott Carter - Paperback Verson (2002) 10 copies

String Quartet No. 3 (1973) 8 copies

String Quartet No. 1 (1951) (1986) 7 copies

The writings of Elliott Carter : an American composer looks at modern music (1977) 5 copies

Concerto for Orchestra (1986) 5 copies

Elliott Carter, String Quartet No.1. Score (1994) 5 copies

Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (1986) 4 copies

Piano Sonata 4 copies

[Symphonia (1993-1996). Sound recording] Symphonia : sum fluxae pretium spei ; Clarinet concerto [sound recording] (2008) 4 copies

Sonata for flute, oboe, cello, and harpsichord (1952) (1986) 4 copies

Variations for Orchestra (1986) 4 copies

Elliott Carter: Symphonia: Sum Fluxae Pretium Spei (1993-96) / Clarinet Concerto (1996) (20/21 series) - Oliver Knussen (2004) 4 copies

Complete Piano Music (2008) 3 copies

Elliott Carter: In Conversation With Enzo Restagno for Settembre Musica 1989 (Isam Monographs) (1991) 3 copies

Night Fantasies: Piano Solo (1996) 3 copies

Carter: 100th Anniversary Release - Mosaic / Dialogues / Enchanted Preludes / Scrivo in Vento (2008) 3 copies

Double Concerto (1986) 3 copies

Holiday overture (1987) 3 copies

The New worlds of Edgard Varèse : a symposium (1979) 3 copies

Elgar & Carter Cello Concertos (2012) — Composer — 3 copies

Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 5 (2008) 3 copies

Carter: Symphony No.1; Piano Concerto (2004) 3 copies

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra ; Concerto for Orchestra ; Three Occasions 3 copies

The four string quartets [sound recording] ; Duo for violin & piano 3 copies

Variations for Orchestra 2 copies

Elliott Carter: Wind Chamber Music 2 copies

Oppens plays Carter by Carter^Oppens (2008-10-14) 2 copies

Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux 2 copies

Triple Duo (2000) 2 copies

Elliott;4 String Quartets 2 copies

String quartet no.5 2 copies

Duo for violin and piano (1986) 2 copies

What Next? (2012) 2 copies

Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 2 2 copies

Martin Perry plays Carter, Bartók, Rózsa (2013) 2 copies

What Next ? (2012) 2 copies

Canon for 3 (1986) 2 copies

Elliott Carter Edition, Vol. 9 (2013) 2 copies

Pastoral, for piano and viola (English horn or clarinet) 2 copies, 2 reviews

Carter: Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello & Harpsichord / Cello Sonata / Double Concerto (1992) 2 copies

Piano Sonata. (1945-46.) (1948) 2 copies

A Symphony of Three Orchestras 2 copies, 1 review

Concerto for Orchestra; Violin Concerto; Three Occasions (1996) 2 copies

Woodwind Quintet (1948) (1986) 2 copies

Piano Concerto [Score] 2 copies

Duo : for violin and piano (1974) 1 copy

Night Fantasies 1 copy, 1 review

Elliott Carter: String Quartet No 4, Score 1 copy

Gra (solo for clarinet) (1993) 1 copy, 1 review

String Quartets 1 & 2 1 copy

Clarinet Concerto (1996) 1 copy, 1 review

Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 2, 3 and 4 (2009) 1 copy

OF CHALLENGE AND OF LOVE (2009) 1 copy

Clarinet Concerto (1996) 1 copy, 1 review

Warble for Lilac-Time 1 copy, 1 review

Holiday Overture 1 copy, 1 review

A fantasy about Purcell's fantasia upon one note 1 copy, 1 review

Elliott Carter Speaks: Unpublished Lectures (Music in American Life) (2022) 1 copy

Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello & Harpsichord Lento 1 copy, 1 review

The Minotaur ; Dust of snow ; The rose family ; Piano sonata 1 copy

Holiday overture ; Symphony no. 1 ; Piano concerto 1 copy

Elliott Carter - The Five String Quartets / Juilliard String Quartet (2014) 1 copy

Elliott Carter: The Complete Music for Piano (1997) 1 copy

Quartet Piano/String Ings/Fragment/& 1 copy

Symphony of Three Orchestras ; A Mirror on which to dwell 1 copy

Elliott Carter: Piano Works (2012) 1 copy

8 études and a fantasy for woodwind quartet (1950) 1 copy

Carter: Clarinet Concerto, Triple Duo, Enchanted Preludes, Con leggerezza pensosa, Gra, Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi, 90 , Esprit rude/Esprit doux I and II (2002) 1 copy

String Quartet No. 2 (1959). < Miniature score. > Second, corrected edition (1962) (1962) 1 copy

The Music of Elliott Carter Vol. 7; Boston Concerto, Cello Concerto, ASKO Concerto, Dialogues (2005) 1 copy

Carter: Chamber Music (5th String Quartet, 90 , Sonata for Cello and Piano, Figment for Cello Alone, Duo for Violin and Piano, Fragment for String Quartet) 1 copy

Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello, & Harpsichord Risoluto 1 copy, 1 review

Sonata for Cello & Piano Moderato 1 copy, 1 review

Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello & Harpsichord Allegro 1 copy, 1 review

Double concerto for harpsichord and piano with two chamber orchestras : Duo for violin and piano 1 copy

Epigrams : for violin, violoncello and piano 1 copy

Two thoughts about the piano 1 copy

Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 5 1 copy

A Mirror on Which to Dwell: (Six Poems of Elizabeth Bishop) for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra (1986) 1 copy

String quartets 1-4; Elegy [audio recording] 1 copy

Brass Quintet ; Eight pieces for four timpani (one player) ; A fantasy about Purcell's Fantasia upon one note 1 copy

Double Concerto for Harpsichord & Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras Coda 1 copy, 1 review

String quartets nos. 1 and 5 [audio recording] 1 copy

Double Concerto for Harpsichord & Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras Cadenzas for Piano 1 copy, 1 review

Double Concerto for Harpsichord & Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras Presto 1 copy, 1 review

Scrivo in vento 1 copy

Double Concerto for Harpsichord & Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras Adagio 1 copy, 1 review

Symphony No. 1 1 copy

Double Concerto for Harpsichord & Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras Allegro Scherzando 1 copy, 1 review

Elliott Carter: Second quartet ... : William Schuman: Quartet No. 3. 1 copy

Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras (1961) 1 copy

Double Concerto for Harpsichord & Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras Cadenza for Harpsichord 1 copy, 1 review

String Quartet No. 4 (1986) 1 copy

Duo for Violin and Piano 1 copy

Double Concerto for Harpischord & Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras Introduction 1 copy, 1 review

Sonata for Cello & Piano Allegro 1 copy, 1 review

Sonata for Cello & Piano Adagio 1 copy, 1 review

Brass Quintet 1 copy

Sonata for Cello & Piano Vivace, molto leggiero 1 copy, 1 review

Sonatas, cello, piano 1 copy

Elliott Carter: A Nonesuch Retrospective (2009) 1 copy

Changes : guitar solo (1983) 1 copy

Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos.1-4 / Elegy 1 copy

Variations for Orchestra (Carter); Spectra (Schuller); Correspondences (Babbitt); Atlas eclipticalis (Cage) [CD] 1 copy

Suite from the Ballet The Minotaur (1987) 1 copy

Changes 1 copy

Au Quai: Bassoon and Viola (Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music) (2006) 1 copy

Suite from Pocahontas 1 copy

Retrouvailles: for Solo Piano (BH Piano) (2006) 1 copy

[Symphony of three orchestras (1976). Sound recording] Symphony of three orchestras ; A mirror on which to dwell : (six poems of Elizabeth Bishop) [sound recording] 1 copy

[Variations, orchestra (1955). Sound recording] Variations for orchestra ; Double concerto for harpsichord and piano with two chamber orchestras [sound recording] 1 copy

[Sonatas, harpsichord, flute, oboe, cello (1952). Sound recording] Sonata for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord (1952) ; Sonata for cello and piano (1948) [sound recording] 1 copy

[Quartets, strings, no. 1-2. Sound recording] String quartet no. 1 (1951) ; String quartet no. 2 (1959) [sound recording] 1 copy

[Concertos, piano, orchestra (1965). Sound recording] Piano concerto / Carter. As quiet as / Colgrass [sound recording] 1 copy

[Concertos, orchestra (1970). Sound recording] Concerto for orchestra / Carter. Connotations for orchestra ; Inscape / Copland [sound recording] 1 copy

[Night fantasies (1980). Sound recording] Night fantasies (1980) ; Piano sonata (1946) [sound recording] 1 copy

[Sonatas, piano (1946). Sound recording] Piano sonata (1945-46) ; Double concerto for harpsichord and piano with two chamber orchestras (1961) [sound recording] 1 copy

To music 1 copy

Symphony No. 1 1 copy

String quartet no. 1 [music] : (1951) 1 copy

Violin concerto (1990) [score] 1 copy

A symphony of three orchestras [score] 1 copy

The music of Elliott Carter, volume six [sound recording] 1 copy

Three occasions for orchestra [score] 1 copy

Quintet for piano and winds [score] 1 copy

Triple duo : (1982) [score] 1 copy

String quartet no. 4 (1986) [score] 1 copy

Scrivo in vento : for flute alone [sheet music] 1 copy

The complete music for piano [sound recording] 1 copy

Chamber music [sound recording] 1 copy

A symphony of three orchestras [sound recording] Déserts ; Ecuatorial ; Hyperprism / Edgar Varèse 1 copy

Partita [sound recording] 1 copy

Penthode 1 copy

20th Century Classics 1 copy

Complete Choir Works (2009) 1 copy

Voyage 1 copy

Carter: Oboe Cto / Espirit Rude (2001) 1 copy

Elliott Carter: Concerto for Orchestra (2008) 1 copy

The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 6 (2005) 1 copy

The Music of Elliott Carter, Volume Five - Nine Compositions (1994-2002) (2003) 1 copy

A place toward other places 1 copy

Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano / Duet for Violin and Piano 1 copy

Sketches and Scores in Manuscript 1 copy

String Quartet No. 3; String Quartet No. 2; Julliard Quartet 1 copy

String Quartet No. 3; Strings Quartet No. 2; Julliard Quartet 1 copy

The Writings of Elliott Carter 1 copy

Sonata for Violoncello and Piano (1948) (1986) 1 copy

[Orchestra music. Selections. Sound recording] Dialogues (2003) ... [et al.] [sound recording] 1 copy

Elegy for String Quartet 1 copy

In Sleep, In Thunder 1 copy

Concerto for Oboe,Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux,A Mirror On Which to Dwell ( Bishop Poems),Penthode 1 copy

Piano Concerto [score] (1986) 1 copy

Warble for Lilac-time 1 copy

8 Etudes and a Fantasy for Woodwind Quartet 1 copy

What Next ? / Asko Concerto (2003) 1 copy

The String Quartets. (Complete in Hardbound). By Elliott Carter. For String Quartet (Study Score). Boosey & Hawkes Scores/books. 386 Pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051213412. (1956) 1 copy

Elliott Carter: Late Works (2017) 1 copy

Sonata for piano / Sonata for violoncello and piano. 1 copy

Concerto for orchestra. 1 copy

String Quartet No. 2 1 copy

MOSAIC - FOR ENSEMBLE - FULL SCORE (2010) 1 copy

8 etudes and a fantasy : for woodwind quartet (1950) 1 copy

Music of Elliott Carter 8 (16 Compositions 2002-2009) (2010) 1 copy

CELLO CONCERTO FULL SCORE (2009) 1 copy

2 Thoughts About the Piano (2009) 1 copy

Concerto pour Hautbois ; Esprit rude / Esprit doux ; A Mirror on Which to Dwell ; Penthode 1 copy

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Associated Works

Bruch : Kol Nidrei, Op.47 + Carter : Cello concerto + Elgar : Cello concerto in E minor, Op.85 [sound recording] (2012) — Composer — 2 copies

American Clarinet Concertos (2013) 1 copy

Barber : Adagio for strings + Bernstein : On the town : Three dance episodes : Lonely town : Pas de deux + Cage : Dream + Carter : Elegy, for string quartet + Copland : Quiet city… — Composer — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Carter, Elliott Cook Jr.
Birthdate: 1908-12-11
Date of death: 2012-11-05
Gender: male
Education: Harvard University (A.M.)
Occupations: composer
Organizations: American Academy of Arts and Letters (Music, 1956)
Awards and honors: National Medal of Arts (1985)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award ( [1950])
Pulitzer Prize (Music ∙ 1960 ∙ 1973)
Trustee Award (2009 Grammy for non-performer)
Relationships: Ives, Charles
Boulanger, Nadia (teacher)
Piston, Walter (teacher)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, USA
Place of death: Manhattan, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map): Manhattan, New York, USA

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rschwegel 32 reviews

Pastoral, for piano and viola (English horn or clarinet) by Elliott Carter

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RooseveltUniversity 8 reviews

Pastoral, for piano and viola (English horn or clarinet) by Elliott Carter

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Double Concerto for Harpsichord & Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras Coda by Elliott Carter

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