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Elliott Cook Carter Jr. (December 11, 1908 – November 5, 2012) was an American modernist composer. One of the most respected composers of the second half of the 20th century, he combined elements of European modernism and American "ultra-modernism" into a distinctive style with a personal harmonic and rhythmic language, after an ...
COMPOSER ELLIOTT CARTER (December 11, 1908 - November 5, 2012) is internationally recognized as one of the most influential American voices in classical music, and a leading figure of modernism in the 20th and 21st centuries.
The official website of the American composer Elliott Carter (1908-2012).
Elliott Carter was an American composer, a musical innovator whose erudite style and novel principles of polyrhythm, called metric modulation, won worldwide attention. He was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music, in 1960 and 1973.
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Dec 29, 2018 · Elliott Carter adapted Charles Ives' idea of polytempo music music unfolding at different speeds in different sections of the ensemble. This is a technique that he has grown ever more fluent in...
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Nov 6, 2012 · Elliott Carter, the American composer whose kaleidoscopic, rigorously organized works established him as one of the most important and enduring voices in contemporary music, died on Monday in...
Elliott Carter was an American modernist composer, known for his erudite style and metric modulation. Check out this biography to know about him.
