Elliott Carter

Inspired by 1930s harpist Carlos Salzedo, a member of the small group of modernists who surrounded Varese and Ives. Salzedo's unusual developments in harp technique are explored throughout Mosaic, a w...

With the publication of this remarkable tome, students of Elliott Carter's music and theorists with an interest in contemporary music, have a detailed guide to understanding the music of a great compo...

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For Mixed Chorus, SSATB (a cappella or with accompaniment).

For Speaker, Chorus of Men's Voices, and Piano 4 Hands

With "Emblems", the renowned Theodore Presser Company presents a thrilling and powerful work for men's chorus and piano. This expressive piece explores the full dynamic and tonal spectrum of male voic...

Note from the composer:For a number of years I had been thinking of writing a piece based on the sound of plucked Instruments like the mandolin, guitar and harp, so when the Dutch Nieuw Ensemble asked...

Composer's Note: Figment VI was written for Heinz Holliger's brilliant command of his instrument, and I tried to express my gratitude for his performance. Elliott Carter

The piece was composed for Virgil Blackwell, who played the bassclarinet at the first performance. The composer states: 'Its title comes from the fact that, unlike the other woodwind instruments, the...

This two-minute miniature for marimba was written by Elliott Carter in 2009 and premiered the same year in New York. The composer describes how it was composed as a present for the 17th birthday of my...

With "Epigrams", the legendary composer Elliott Carter created his final musical legacy. Written between the spring and summer of 2012—at the remarkable age of 103—this touching work for piano trio (v...

Due to a differing timbre, the viola receives its own voice in Carter's String Trio, which features the instrument prominently throughout the work.

HPS 1257

Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux for flute and clarinet was composed for the celebration of Pierre Boulez's 60th birthday on March 31, 1985 in Baden-Baden. The title, translated as rough breathing/smooth breat...

Flöte (Piccolo-Flöte), Oboe (Englischhorn), Bb Klarinette (Es Klarinette), Fagott (Kontrafagott), Horn.