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Elliott Cook Carter Jr. (December 11, 1908 – November 5, 2012) was an American modernist composer. One of the most respected composers of the second half of the 20th century, he combined elements of European modernism and American "ultra-modernism" into a distinctive style with a personal harmonic and rhythmic language, after an early ...
Elliott Carter was an American composer, a musical innovator whose erudite style and novel principles of polyrhythm, called metric modulation, won worldwide attention. He was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music, in 1960 and 1973.
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Learn about the life and works of Elliott Carter, one of the most influential American composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Explore his prolific career, awards, influences, and legacy on his official website.
The official website of the American composer Elliott Carter (1908-2012).
Nov 6, 2012 · Nov. 5, 2012. Elliott Carter, the American composer whose kaleidoscopic, rigorously organized works established him as one of the most important and enduring voices in contemporary music, died...
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Nov 6, 2012 · Mon 5 Nov 2012 22.26 EST. The American composer Elliott Carter, who has died aged 103, was, apart from Pierre Boulez, the last survivor of the heroic age of postwar musical modernism, and...
Nov 6, 2012 · The dean of American modernist composers, Elliott Carter, died in New York City Monday. He was just about a month shy of his 104th birthday. Music Interviews. Elliott Carter's Century Of...