Carl E. Schachter (born June 1, 1932
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[ he attended Austin High School, graduating at age 16.
Beginning in 1948 he began studies at the ]Mannes School of Music
Mannes School of Music is a music conservatory in The New School, a private research university in New York City. In the fall of 2015, Mannes moved from its previous location on Manhattan's Upper West Side to join the rest of the New School cam ...
. He studied piano with Sara Levee, Isabelle Vengerova and Israel Citkowitz, and conducting with Carl Bamberger. Most significantly he studied with Felix Salzer, who was later co-author with Schachter of the influential text ''Counterpoint in Composition''. He received a Bachelor of Science from Mannes; an MA from New York University (musicology); and a DM from Mannes College of Music.
Among Schachter's noted students are Murray Perahia
Murray David Perahia () (born April 19, 1947) is an American pianist and conductor. He is widely considered one of the greatest living pianists. He was the first North American pianist to win the Leeds International Piano Competition, in 1972. Kno ...
, Richard Goode, Frederica von Stade, Rami Bar-Niv, Myung-whun Chung, and Edward Aldwell (who was co-author with Schachter of another influential text, ''Harmony and Voice Leading'').Hunter College
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, Binghamton University
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, Harvard University, Mannes College of Music and École Normale Superieure de Jeunes Filles (Paris). He was Professor of Music at Queens College
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Graduate School from 1972 to 1993, where he held the position of Distinguished Professor of Music, 1993–1996.
Schachter association with the Mannes College of Music began as a student in 1948. After graduation in 1953, Schacter became a member of the Techniques of Music faculty in 1956; Chair of Theory Department, 1958–1962; Dean of Mannes, 1962–1966; and Chair of Techniques of Music Department 1966–1973. He has also served on the faculty of the Juilliard School.
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American music theorists
Juilliard School faculty
Mannes School of Music alumni
New York University alumni
Hunter College faculty
Living people
Harvard University staff
Schenkerian analysis
1932 births
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