| Elliott Carter Contributor(s): Wierzbicki, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252078004 ISBN-13: 9780252078002 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $21.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2010040228 |
| Series: American Composers |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This compact introduction to the life and works of composer Elliott Carter provides a fresh perspective on one of the most significant American composers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. A leading voice of the American classical music tradition and a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, Carter was initially encouraged to become a composer by Charles Ives, and he went on to learn from Walter Piston at Harvard University and Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Drawing on Carter's voluminous writings and compositions, James Wierzbicki provides a clear discussion of Carter's evolving understanding of musical time and the influence of film on his work. Celebrating his 100th birthday in 2008 by premiering a number of new compositions, Carter has been a powerful presence on the American new music scene, an important connection to American music's foundational figures, and a dynamic force in its continuing evolution. |