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List Of Compositions By Elliott Carter
This is a list of works by the American composer Elliott Carter. Ballet *''Pocahontas'' (1938–39) *''The Minotaur'' (1947), choreographed by George Balanchine and John Taras Opera *''What Next?'' (opera in one act; libretto by Paul Griffiths) (1997) Choral *''Tarantella'' for men's chorus and two pianos (1937) *''Let's Be Gay'' for women's chorus and two pianos (1937) *''Harvest Home'' for a cappella choir (1937) *''To Music'' for a cappella choir (1937) *''Heart Not So Heavy'' for a cappella choir (1939) *''The Defense of Corinth'' for speaker, men's chorus and piano four hands (1941) *''The Harmony of Morning'' for women's chorus and chamber orchestra (1944) *''Musicians Wrestle Everywhere'' for mixed chorus (SSATB) a capella or with strings (1945) *''Emblems'' for men's chorus and piano (1947) Concertante * Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras (1959–61) *Piano Concerto (1964–65) * Concerto for Orchestra (1969) *Oboe Concerto (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Carter
Elliott Cook Carter Jr. (December 11, 1908 – November 5, 2012) was an American modernism (music), modernist composer. One of the most respected composers of the second half of the 20th century, he combined elements of European modernism and American "ultra-modernism" into a distinctive style with a personal harmonic and rhythmic language, after an early Neoclassicism (music), neoclassical phase. His List of compositions by Elliott Carter, compositions are performed throughout the world, and include orchestral, chamber music, solo instrumental, and vocal works. The List of awards and nominations received by Elliott Carter, recipient of many awards, Carter was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music, Pulitzer Prize. Born in New York City, Carter had developed an interest in modern music in the 1920s. He was later introduced to Charles Ives, and he soon came to appreciate the American ultra-modernists. After studying at Harvard University with Edward Burlingame Hill, Gusta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flute Concerto (Carter)
The Flute Concerto is a composition for solo flute and orchestra by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was commissioned by Elena Bashkirova for the Jerusalem International Chamber Music. Carter began the composition in September 2007 and completed it in March 2008 at the age of 99. The piece was first performed at the Jerusalem International YMCA on September 9, 2008 by the flutist Emmanuel Pahud and the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Ensemble under the conductor Daniel Barenboim. Composition The Flute Concerto has a duration of roughly 13 minutes. Carter described the origins of the piece in the score program note, writing: Instrumentation The work is scored for a solo flute and reduced orchestra comprising another flute (doubling piccolo), oboe (doubling cor anglais), two clarinets (second doubling bass clarinet), bassoon (doubling contrabassoon), two horns, trumpet, trombone, percussion, harp, piano, and strings. Reception The Flute Concerto has been prai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Thiollet
Jean-Pierre Thiollet (; born 9 December 1956) is a French writer and journalist. Primarily living in Paris, he is the author of numerous books and one of the national leaders of the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CEDI), a European employers' organization. Career He attended school in Châtellerault, before his studies in Poitiers classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles and his degrees in Parisian universities ( Pantheon-Sorbonne University, University of Paris III:Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris-Sorbonne University). In 1978, he was admitted to Saint-Cyr (Coëtquidan). During the 1980s and till the mid-1990s, he was a member of a French Press organization for Music-hall, Circus, Dance and Arts presided by a well known journalist in France, Jacqueline Cartier, with authors or notable personalities as Pierre Cardin, Guy des Cars, and Francis Fehr. From 1982 to 1986, he was victim of illegal wiretaps (organized by the French President François Mitter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Mule
Marcel Mule (24 June 1901 – 18 December 2001) was a French classical saxophonist. He was known worldwide as one of the great classical saxophonists, and many pieces were written for him, premiered by him, and arranged by him. Many of these pieces have become staples in the classical saxophone repertoire. He is considered to be the founder of the French Saxophone School and the most representative saxophone soloist of his time, being a fundamental figure in the development of the instrument. Early life Marcel Mule was born in a village in Aube, France, to a father who learned the saxophone while doing his military service and became director of the brass band of Beaumont-le-Roger. In a time when Paris lacked saxophone teachers, having contact with brass bands was the only way to learn to play the saxophone. His father introduced him to the saxophone at the age of eight, in addition to violin and piano. He also taught him to play with a "straight" tone (no vibrato), which was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolphe Sax
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (; 6 November 1814 – 4 February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba. He played the flute and clarinet. Early life Antoine-Joseph Sax was born on 6 November 1814 in Dinant, in what is now Belgium, to Charles-Joseph Sax and his wife Marie-Joseph (Masson). While his given name was Antoine-Joseph, he was referred to as Adolphe from childhood. His father and mother were instrument designers themselves, who made several changes to the design of the French horn. Adolphe began to make his own instruments at an early age, entering two of his flutes and a clarinet into a competition at the age of 15. He subsequently studied performance on those two instruments as well as voice at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Sax faced many brushes with death. As a child, he once fell from a height of three floors, hit his head on a sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asko Concerto
The ''Asko Concerto'' is a concerto for chamber orchestra by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was commissioned by the Dutch chamber group Asko Ensemble, for which the piece is titled. It was composed in January 2000 and was first performed in Concertgebouw, Amsterdam on April 26, 2000, by the Asko ensemble under the conductor Oliver Knussen. The piece is dedicated to Asko/Schönberg. Composition The ''Asko Concerto'' has a duration of roughly 12 minutes and is composed in a single movement. Carter briefly described the piece in the score program notes, writing: Instrumentation The work is scored for a chamber orchestra comprising flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, one percussionist, harp, piano (doubling celesta), two violins, viola, cello, and double bass. Reception The ''Asko Concerto'' has been praised by music critics. Anthony Tommasini of ''The New York Times'' wrote: Andrew Clements of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Illusions For Orchestra
''Three Illusions for Orchestra'' is an orchestral triptych by the American composer Elliott Carter. The complete work was given its world premiere in Symphony Hall, Boston, on October 6, 2005 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the conductor James Levine. Structure ''Three Illusions for Orchestra'' has a duration of roughly 9 minutes and is composed in three movements. Micomicón "Micomicón" was originally commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the conductor James Levine and was composed in New York City in 2002. The title comes from the novel ''Don Quixote'' by Miguel de Cervantes, about which Carter described in the program notes, "''Micomicón'', invented by Sancho Panza and his friends to cure Don Quixote's 'madness', is said to be a kingdom near Ethiopia stolen by a giant from its queen, Micomicona, who beseeches the adventurous Don Q. to put her back on the throne (in Cervantes' great novel, chapters 29-30, book 1)." Fons Juventatis "Fons Juventatis" refers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sum Fluxae Pretium Spei
Sum most commonly means the total of two or more numbers added together; see addition. Sum can also refer to: Mathematics * Sum (category theory), the generic concept of summation in mathematics * Sum, the result of summation, the addition of a sequence of numbers * 3SUM, a term from computational complexity theory * Band sum, a way of connecting mathematical knots * Connected sum, a way of gluing manifolds * Digit sum, in number theory * Direct sum, a combination of algebraic objects ** Direct sum of groups ** Direct sum of modules ** Direct sum of permutations ** Direct sum of topological groups * Einstein summation, a way of contracting tensor indices * Empty sum, a sum with no terms * Indefinite sum, the inverse of a finite difference * Kronecker sum, an operation considered a kind of addition for matrices * Matrix addition, in linear algebra * Minkowski addition, a sum of two subsets of a vector space * Power sum symmetric polynomial, in commutative algebra * Prefix sum, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Occasions For Orchestra
''Three Occasions for Orchestra'' is an orchestral triptych by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was composed from 1986 through 1989 and was first performed at the Royal Festival Hall, London, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Oliver Knussen on October 5, 1989. Composition ''Three Occasions'' has a duration of roughly 16 minutes and is composed in three movements: #A Celebration of Some 100 × 150 Notes #Remembrance #Anniversary "A Celebration of Some 100 × 150 Notes" was commissioned by the Houston Symphony for the 150th anniversary of the state of Texas. "Remembrance" was composed in memory of the music patron and philanthropist Paul Fromm. "Anniversary" was written for Carter's wife Helen in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. Instrumentation The work is scored for an orchestra comprising three flutes (2nd and 3rd doubling piccolo), two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Symphony Of Three Orchestras
''A Symphony of Three Orchestras'' is an orchestra composition by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. It was composed from June through December 1976 and was first performed in New York City on February 17, 1977 by the New York Philharmonic under the conductor Pierre Boulez. The composition is dedicated to Boulez and the New York Philharmonic. Composition ''A Symphony of Three Orchestras'' has a duration of roughly 17 minutes and is composed in a single movement. The work was inspired by the beginning of Hart Crane's poem ''The Bridge'' as it describes New York Harbor and the Brooklyn Bridge. Instrumentation The work is scored for a large orchestra divided into three ensembles. The first ensemble comprises three horns, three trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, and strings (7-8 desks of violins, 3-4 desks of violas, 2-3 desks of cell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variations For Orchestra (Carter)
Variations for Orchestra is an orchestral composition by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra and was composed between 1953 and 1955. It was given its premiere on 21 April 1956 by the Louisville Orchestra under the conductor Robert Whitney, both to whom the work is dedicated. This is Carter's next major work after his first String Quartet Composition Variations for Orchestra has a duration of roughly 24 minutes and consists of twelve connected movements comprising an introduction, a theme, nine variations, and a finale: #Introduction: Allegro #Theme: Andante #Variation 1: Vivace leggero #Variation 2: Pesante #Variation 3: Moderato #Variation 4: Ritardando molto #Variation 5: Allegro misterioso #Variation 6: Accelerando molto #Variation 7: Andante #Variation 8: Allegro giocoso #Variation 9: Andante #Finale: Allegro molto Instrumentation The work is scored for an orchestra comprising two flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), two obo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday Overture
The ''Holiday Overture'' is a composition for orchestra by Elliott Carter. Carter wrote the work during the summer of 1944, on commission from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, to celebrate the liberation of Paris during World War II. In addition, Carter composed the overture for the Independent Concert Music Publisher's Contest 1945, and won this competition. The overture was to have been premiered in Boston. However, Carter made a copy of some parts of the work. Eventually, the work received its premiere in Frankfurt in 1946, conducted by Hans Blümer. In 1961, Carter revised the overture. Background The music is optimistic in spirit, reflecting Carter's own affection for his years in Paris and reaction to news of the Allied victory in France. Whilst reminiscent of the populist manner of Aaron Copland, according to the composer himself, the work was also one of his first to use "different contrasting layers of musical activity at the same time". In addition, Carter has said of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
