Elliott Carter
Elliott Carter
Elliott Cook Carter, Jr.was an American composer who was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris in the 1930s, then returned to the United States. After an early neoclassical phase, his style shifted to an emphasis on atonality and rhythmic complexity. His compositions are known and performed throughout the world; they include orchestral, chamber music, solo instrumental, and vocal works...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth11 December 1908
CountryUnited States of America
The idea of counterpoint for instance is something that has invaded my music and very few people to date can write counterpoint.
Even I wrote it when I first started to compose after I left Paris. I wrote pieces that were comparatively accessible and easy to understand.
The Royal Festival Hall, I don't know whether it was 80 or 70, gave a whole festival of my music there with orchestra and everything. String quartets.
The Quartets have been a major part of my work.
These wealthy people were very interested in contemporary music. They wanted to help diffuse it and get it to be known to other people.