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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 ...
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.
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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Featured Videos. A 21st-Century Etude: Ursula Oppens Performs Carter's "Caténaires". Elliott Carter - Shard. Search. 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 · Elliott Carter, the great American composer, has died at the age of 103. Daniel Barenboim, Harrison Birtwistle and other musicians pay tribute to a master who wrote right to the end. Interviews...
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...
