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Elliott Carter

Elliott Carter (1908–2012) was an American composer, music educator and university teacher.

Also recorded as Elliott Cook Carter, Jr.; Elliott Carter, Jr.; Elliot Carter.

Overview

Born at Manhattan in 1908, died at New York City in 2012.

In detail

Elliott Carter studied at Harvard University, École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot and Horace Mann School. training under Nadia Boulanger is recorded. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Gitta Steiner are recorded as having studied under Elliott Carter. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera and symphony.

Employment is recorded with Cornell University, Juilliard School and Queens College. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters, Academy of Arts, Berlin and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 5, String Quartet No. 3 and String Quartet No. 2.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize, National Medal of Arts and Grammy Trustees Award.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Elliott Carter”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q318835: Elliott Carter

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