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Elliott CarterBorn: 1908Died: 2012Nationality: AmericanPublisher: AMPPhoto © Associated Music Publishers
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Born in New York City on 11 December 1908, Elliott Carter began to be seriouslyinterested in music in high school and was encouraged at that time by Charles Ives. Heattended Harvard University where he studied with Walter Piston, and later went to Pariswhere for three years he studied with Nadia Boulanger. He then returned to New York todevote his time to composing and teaching.
With the explorations of tempo relationships and texture that characterize his music, Carteris recognized as one of the prime innovators of 20thcentury music. The challenges ofworks such as the Variations for Orchestra, Symphony of Three Orchestras, and theconcertos and string quartets are richly rewarding. In 1960, Carter was awarded his firstPulitzer Prize for his visionary contributions to the string quartet tradition. Stravinskyconsidered the orchestral works that soon followed, Double Concerto for harpsichord,piano and two chamber orchestras (1961) and Piano Concerto (1967), to be"masterpieces".
Elliott Carter has been the recipient of the highest honors a composer can receive: theGold Medal for Music awarded by the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the National Medal of Arts, membership in theAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and honorary degrees from manyuniversities. Hailed by Aaron Copland as "one of America's most distinguished creative artists in any field," Carter hasreceived two Pulitzer Prizes and commissions from many prestigious organizations.
As Carter's centenary approaches, celebration is already underway. The BBC Symphony Orchestra presented Get Carter:The music of Elliott Carter at the Barbican Hall in January 2006. This concert series showcased the breadth of Carter'scompositional output with orchestral works, string quartets, piano pieces, concerti, and more.
Recent recordings of Carter's music include: Variations for Orchestra — Munich Philharmonic Orchestra/James Levine,Oehms 502; Concerto for Orchestra and Concerto for Piano — Ursula Oppens (piano), Southwest German RadioSymphony Orchestra/Michael Gielen, Arte Nova 277730; String Quartets 14 — Arditti String Quartet, Etcetera Records 2507.
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