Twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and the first composer to receive the United States National Medal of Arts, Elliott Carter is widely lauded as one of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries' most preeminent figures in classical music and modernism. David Schiff, Carter's former student and lifelong associate, offers here the first full overview of Carter's life and complete oeuvre. This newest addition to the Master Musicians Series paints with a fine brush thefascinating story of one of America's greatest and most prolific composers.
Twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and the first composer to receive the United States National Medal of Arts, Elliott Carter is widely lauded as one of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries' most preeminent figures in classical music and modernism. David Schiff, Carter's former student and lifelong associate, offers here the first full overview of Carter's life and complete oeuvre. This newest addition to the Master Musicians Series paints with a fine brush thefascinating story of one of America's greatest and most prolific composers.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David Schiff is a composer, conductor, and writer. He was educated at Columbia and Cambridge Universities, at the Manhattan School of Music and at the Juilliard School where he studied with Elliott Carter for three years. In addition to the two editions of his Music of Elliott Carter, he has written books about the music of George Gershwin and Duke Ellington, and numerous articles about music for The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, the Times Literary Supplement, and The Nation.
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Author's note Acknowledgements 1. Elliott Carter Now 2. Remembering Mr. Carter 3. A brief life of a very long life 4. A Modernistic Education (1924-1935) 5. Musician, wrestling (1935-1945) 6. Turning Points (1946-1948) 7. Back to Modernism. Back to Futurism. Back to New York a. Neo-modernism b. An avant-garde composer? c. Composer in New York 8. Carter v. Poets (round 1) 9. Macro Carter/ Micro Carter 10. Multi-vehicle Accidents 11. Bagatelles 12. Carter v. Poets (round 2) 13. Farewell Symphonies 14. Epilogue: "Every note has life in it." Appendix: Carter's Musical Signatures Calendars: 1. Chronology of Carter's life 2. Chronological list of Carter's published music 3. Chronology of American composers 4. Chronology of notable premiers of American classical music Personalia Bibliography
Author's note Acknowledgements 1. Elliott Carter Now 2. Remembering Mr. Carter 3. A brief life of a very long life 4. A Modernistic Education (1924-1935) 5. Musician, wrestling (1935-1945) 6. Turning Points (1946-1948) 7. Back to Modernism. Back to Futurism. Back to New York a. Neo-modernism b. An avant-garde composer? c. Composer in New York 8. Carter v. Poets (round 1) 9. Macro Carter/ Micro Carter 10. Multi-vehicle Accidents 11. Bagatelles 12. Carter v. Poets (round 2) 13. Farewell Symphonies 14. Epilogue: "Every note has life in it." Appendix: Carter's Musical Signatures Calendars: 1. Chronology of Carter's life 2. Chronological list of Carter's published music 3. Chronology of American composers 4. Chronology of notable premiers of American classical music Personalia Bibliography
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