Elliott Carter
(b. 11 December 1908)
In his nineties now, Elliott Carter is still producing works of outstanding
originality and invention. One of the few remaining links to the original
generation of experimental composers active between the two world wars,
his music continues to challenge, excite and enthrall.
This site, created as a birthday tribute in 1998, will feature a small collection of articles and papers on Carter's music, an annotated discography of current and past recordings, and a set of links to other sites of interest.
The photograph shows Carter, Ursula Oppens and Mathias Bamert during a rehearsal of the Piano Concerto at the Glasgow Musica Nova festival, 1983.
Papers
The
String Quartets of Elliott Carter
Booklet note for recording by the Arditti Quartet of Quartets 1-4 and Elegy, 1988 (ETCETERA KTC 1065/1066 )
Carter
the Empiricist
This article places Carter's music and his writings about his compositional
processes in the context of a tradition in the USA of composer as theorist/analyst,
and rejects the common perception of Carter as a formalist. In its original
form it appeared as the first chapter of The Later Music of Elliott Carter:
A Study in Music Theory and Analysis, D.Phil Dissertation, Oxford 1986.
Published in book form by Garland Publishing, Inc, 1989 (ISBN 0-8240-0199-0).
Discography
An
Annotated Discography of current recordings
Links
Publishers
Most of the music up to 1982 is published by AMP/Schirmer. From the Triple Duo on, Carter's music has been published by Boosey and Hawkes
Biographical
- Composer information at Schirmer and Boosey and Hawkes;
- ClassicalNet page on Carter
- Pages on Carter at the Eyeneer Music Archives
Other
- An interview with Andy Carvin dating from 1994
- The Rex Foundation's congratulations on the award of a GRAMMY for the recording of the Violin Concerto. (The Rex Foundation is a body created by rock group The Grateful Dead which supports projects in contemporary music and other arts. The recording in question was supported by a grant from the foundation.) "We salute this richly deserved acknowledgement of Elliott Carter, at 85 still America's most promising young composer."
- Another discography
- John Link is a composer and teacher active in New York: his book Elliott Carter: A Guide to Research, published by Garland, is indispensable.
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