Elliott Carter

Elliott Carter, 1908-2012

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
November 6, 2012

Elliott Carter went his own way writing music that was often difficult to play and, for many audiences, difficult to hear. Eventually, he captured listeners and became one of the most honored American composers. Carter died yesterday in New York at 103 in the Greenwich Village apartment where he had lived since the 1940s. In an interview a few years ago, he said: As a young man, I harbored the populist idea of writing for the public. I learned that ...
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Celebrating Elliott Carter's 100th Birthday in Berlin

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2008

To Elliott Carter on his 100th Birthday: A Portrait Concert on September 13th in the Framework of Musikfest Berlin 08

This year, American composer Elliott Carter celebrates his 100th birthday.

In his honor, Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin will perform a jubilee concert in the framework of Musikfest Berlin 08. Scheduled for September 15th in the Philharmonic, the program will include Soundings, Of Rewaking, Horn Concerto, and Symphonia: sum fluxae pretium spei. The two last-named works will be receiving ...
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