Elliott Carter

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...

This piece was commissioned by the Stanley String Quartet in 1958 and completed in 1959. It was awarded the Pulitzer prize in 1960. Scored for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello.

First performed by the Julliard String Quartet in 1960. Awarded the 1960 Pulitzer Prize, the 1960 New York Music Critics Circle Award, and the 1961 International Rostrum of Composers Award (UNESCO).

Discover "Call", published by the renowned Boosey & Hawkes – an exhilarating work for brass trio that captivates with brilliance, vitality, and engaging musical interplay. The distinctive scoring for...

A terrific set of pieces for a Woodwind Quartet by inspirational American composer, Elliot Carter. Completed in 1950, each Etude is different and they move through various moods and this work is an ex...

The Score to Elliot Carter's tremendous 1948 Woodwind Quintet is in part, a light-hearted, almost humorous two movement composition, but one with a significant degree of colour, texture and grandeur....

The composer states:'Figment No. 2' was compsed in the spring of 2001 as a present for the wonderful American cellist Fred Sherry, who with his outstanding instrumental and organizational abilities an...

'Retracing' is excerpted from 'Asko Concerto' (2000).

This latest work in the Meredith Music master class series presents a comprehensive, interpretive analysis and performance guide of three legendary compositions for timpani and percussion. Together, M...

Based on the thrilling Greek legend of Theseus and The Minotaur, two-scene Ballet captures the regal glitz of Minos' court and all the grit and gore of the Labyrinth and its monster. This is the full...

Three Occasions for Orchestra is comprised of three short orchestral pieces: A Celebration of Some 100 x 150 Notes (1986) * Remembrance (1988) * Anniversary (1989). Each may be performed separately or...