Elliott Carter

In 2012, the American composer Elliott Carter died at the ripe old age of almost 104. To the last, he devoted his time to composing. Instances is the last orchestral work written by the two-time winne...

The Pocahontas Ballet Suite is one of Carter's early works, and reflects the neo-classical influences of studies with Walter Piston and Gustav Holst at Harvard (1926-32) and with Stravinskian disciple...

For SATB Choir A Cappella.

Vokalpartitur - Soli und Orchester

Three settings of titles from The Collected Poems of Robert Frost, composed by Carter in 1942. Titles include: Dust of Snow / The Rose Family / The Line-Gang. Also available in a version orchestrated...

Composed for the Harvard Glee Club in 1936, this work is for TB Chorus (Male Voices) and Piano Duet.

Night Fantasies is a piano piece of continuously changing moods, suggesting the fleeting thoughts and feelings that pass through the mind during a period of wakefulness at night. The quiet, nocturnal...

Work dating from 1948. Woodwind Quintet. Score available: GS23700

For 3 equal C or Bb intruments.

For Soprano and Chamber Orchestra. Six poems by Elizabeth Bishop.

For 4 clarinets.

Born in New York City on 11 December 1908, Elliott Carter began to be seriously interested in music in high school and was encouraged at that time by Charles Ives. He attended Harvard University where...

Composed in 1974 and commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress, Duo was first performed by Paul Zukofsky and Gilbert Kalish on March 21, 1975. It reflects the contrast between the soun...

Work for Orchestra composed in 1944 and revised in 1961.

These Eight Pieces For Four Timpani are great fun to play for the advanced percussionist. Detailed performance notes are included by Elliot Carter regarding the size of timpani, sticks and stick strok...

Hiyoku' is a poetic word, originally used by the ancient Chinese poet, Bai Juyi, later adopted by Japanese authors. It means two birds flying together with the connotation of eternal love.

Parts only for: 2 violins, viola and cello.

String Quartet No. 3 was commissioned in 1971 by the Julliard School for the Julliard String Quartet. It subdivides the ensemble into two duos, which play contrasting movements both individually and a...

The years from 1935 to 1950 were difficult ones for Elliot Carter. Wide recognition came only in 1951, when he was forty-three, with this work The First String Quartet. This work features diversified...