Elliott Carter

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Composer
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gptkb:Boston_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Chamber_Music_Society_of_Lincoln_Center
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gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Carter_Quartet
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gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:London_Sinfonietta
gptkb:International_Contemporary_Ensemble
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gptkb:Orpheus_Chamber_Orchestra
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gptkb:Eighth_Blackbird
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gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Tanglewood_Music_Center
gptkb:Juilliard_School
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Philharmonic
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Boston_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Chamber_Music_Society_of_Lincoln_Center
gptkbp:award gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Music
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Music
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
NEA Composer Fellowship
gptkbp:birth_date 1908-12-19
December 19, 1908
gptkbp:born December 11, 1908
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Pierre_Boulez
gptkb:David_Del_Tredici
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:contribution Influenced generations of composers
Developed complex rhythmic structures
Explored the relationship between music and time
Pioneered the use of counterpoint in modern music
gptkbp:death_date November 5, 2012
2012-11-05
gptkbp:died November 5, 2012
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Paris_Conservatory
gptkbp:genre gptkb:classical
classical music
avant-garde
gptkbp:has_student_body gptkb:Walter_Piston
gptkb:Nadia_Boulanger
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elliott Carter
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Kaija_Saariaho
gptkb:Steve_Reich
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkb:George_Crumb
gptkb:David_Lang
gptkb:Thomas_Adès
contemporary classical music
contemporary classical composers
minimalist composers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Arnold_Schoenberg
gptkb:Charles_Ives
gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Arnold_Schoenberg
gptkb:Charles_Ives
gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:chamber_music
gptkb:piano
gptkbp:is_taught_in gptkb:Walter_Piston
gptkb:Aaron_Copland
gptkbp:known_for Innovative use of harmony
modern classical music
Modern classical music
Use of dissonance
Contribution to chamber music
Contribution to film music
Contribution to orchestral music
Complex polyphony
Exploration of musical form
Contribution to vocal music
Influence on contemporary opera
Integration of spoken word in music
Use of silence in composition
gptkbp:legacy Influence on contemporary classical music
Mentorship of younger composers
Extensive catalog of works
innovator in rhythm and form
mentor to younger composers
pioneering American composer
Recognition as a leading figure in 20th-century music
Innovations in rhythm and form
Considered a leading figure in 20th-century music
His music is studied in academic institutions
His works are frequently performed worldwide
Influenced the development of postmodern music
Recognized for his unique voice in American music
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Music
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Toru_Takemitsu
gptkb:George_Crumb
gptkb:David_Lang
gptkb:David_Del_Tredici
gptkb:John_Harbison
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Concerto_for_Harpsichord_and_Orchestra
gptkb:Triple_Concerto
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gptkb:String_Quartet_No._4
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._5
gptkb:Variations_for_Orchestra
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gptkb:Symphony_No._3
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1
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gptkb:A_Symphony_of_Three_Orchestras
gptkb:Concerto_for_Cello_and_Wind_Orchestra
gptkb:Dialogues_for_Piano_and_Orchestra
gptkb:Rhapsody_for_Clarinet_and_Piano
gptkb:Sonata_for_Flute,_Oboe,_Cello,_and_Harpsichord
gptkb:Concerto_for_Orchestra
Cadenza for Solo Violin
A Mirror on Which to Dwell
Catenaires
Two Controversies and a Conversation
What Are Years?
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._4
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._5
gptkb:Symphony_No._1
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._2
gptkb:Concerto_for_Orchestra
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Composer
gptkb:educators
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Manhattan
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Carter's_A_Mirror_on_Which_to_Dwell
gptkb:Carter's_A_Symphony_of_Three_Orchestras
gptkb:Carter's_Cello_Concerto
gptkb:Carter's_Concerto_for_Cello_and_Wind_Orchestra
gptkb:Carter's_Concerto_for_Orchestra
gptkb:Carter's_Dialogues_for_Piano_and_Orchestra
gptkb:Carter's_Night_Fantasies
gptkb:Carter's_String_Quartet_No._3
gptkb:Carter's_String_Quartet_No._4
gptkb:Carter's_Symphony_No._2
gptkb:Carter's_Symphony_No._3
gptkb:Carter's_Symphony_No._4
gptkb:Carter's_Symphony_No._5
gptkb:Carter's_Triple_Concerto
gptkb:Carter's_String_Quartet_No._5
Carter's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Nonesuch_Records
gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Bridge_Records
gptkbp:style gptkb:modernism
gptkb:postmodernism
Avant-garde music
complex rhythms
extended techniques
Modern classical music
polytonality
gptkbp:website http://www.elliottcarter.com
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gptkb:Béla_Bartók
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkb:Arnold_Schoenberg
gptkb:Charles_Ives
gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
gptkb:The_Stan_Kenton_Orchestra
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._4
gptkb:The_Concerto_for_Orchestra_and_Electronics
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