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| '''Elliott Cook Carter, Jr.''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] of ]. | '''Elliott Cook Carter, Jr.''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] of ]. | ||
| Carter was born in ]. He was encouraged as a young musician by ] and read English and ] at ], where his professors included ] and ]. He then went to ] to study with ], returning to the USA in 1935 where he directed the Ballet Caravan. | Carter was born in ]. He was encouraged as a young musician by ] and read English and ] at ], where his professors included ] and ]. He then went to ] to study with ], returning to the USA in 1935 where he directed the Ballet Caravan. From 1939 to 1941 he taught courses in physics, mathematics and classical Greek, in addition to music, at ] in Annapolis, Maryland. | ||
| During ], Carter worked for the Office of War Information. He later held teaching posts at the ] (1946 - 1948), ], ] (1955-56), ] (1960-62), ] (from 1967) and the ] (from 1972). In 1967 he was appointed a member of the ]. | During ], Carter worked for the Office of War Information. He later held teaching posts at the ] (1946 - 1948), ], ] (1955-56), ] (1960-62), ] (from 1967) and the ] (from 1972). In 1967 he was appointed a member of the ]. | ||
| Carter's music is typically ], rarely static and often ]ically complex, indicated by the invention of the term ] to describe the frequent rhythmic changes found in his work. Among his better known works are the ''Variations for Orchestra'' (1956); the ''Double Concerto'' for ], ] and two chamber orchestras (1959-61); the ''Piano Concerto'' (1967), written as an 85th birthday present for ]; the ''Concerto for Orchestra'' (1969), loosely based on a poem by ]; and ''A Symphony of Three Orchestras'' (1976). He has also written five ]s, of which the second and third won the ] in 1960 and 1973 respectively. Symphonia is his largest orchestral work, complex in structure but fascinating in its use of contrasting layers of instrumental textures, from delicate wind solos to crashing brass and percussion |
Carter's music is typically ], rarely static and often ]ically complex, indicated by the invention of the term ] to describe the frequent rhythmic changes found in his work. Among his better known works are the ''Variations for Orchestra'' (1956); the ''Double Concerto'' for ], ] and two chamber orchestras (1959-61); the ''Piano Concerto'' (1967), written as an 85th birthday present for ]; the ''Concerto for Orchestra'' (1969), loosely based on a poem by ]; and ''A Symphony of Three Orchestras'' (1976). He has also written five ]s, of which the second and third won the ] in 1960 and 1973 respectively. Symphonia is his largest orchestral work, complex in structure but fascinating in its use of contrasting layers of instrumental textures, from delicate wind solos to crashing brass and percussion outbursts. | ||
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Elliott Cook Carter, Jr. (born December 11, 1908) is an American composer of classical music.
Carter was born in New York, New York. He was encouraged as a young musician by Charles Ives and read English and music at Harvard University, where his professors included Walter Piston and Gustav Holst. He then went to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger, returning to the USA in 1935 where he directed the Ballet Caravan. From 1939 to 1941 he taught courses in physics, mathematics and classical Greek, in addition to music, at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.
During World War II, Carter worked for the Office of War Information. He later held teaching posts at the Peabody Conservatory (1946 - 1948), Columbia University, Queens College, New York (1955-56), Yale University (1960-62), Cornell University (from 1967) and the Juilliard School (from 1972). In 1967 he was appointed a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Carter's music is typically atonal, rarely static and often rhythmically complex, indicated by the invention of the term metric modulation to describe the frequent rhythmic changes found in his work. Among his better known works are the Variations for Orchestra (1956); the Double Concerto for harpsichord, piano and two chamber orchestras (1959-61); the Piano Concerto (1967), written as an 85th birthday present for Igor Stravinsky; the Concerto for Orchestra (1969), loosely based on a poem by St. John Perse; and A Symphony of Three Orchestras (1976). He has also written five string quartets, of which the second and third won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1960 and 1973 respectively. Symphonia is his largest orchestral work, complex in structure but fascinating in its use of contrasting layers of instrumental textures, from delicate wind solos to crashing brass and percussion outbursts.