Elliott Carter, the American composer whose kaleidoscopic, rigorously organized works established him as one of the most important and enduring voices in contemporary music, died on Monday November 5, 2012 in Manhattan. He was 103 and had continued to compose into his 11th decade. Obituary by Allan …
On September 21, 2012, Elliott Carter was awarded France’s highest honor: the rank of Commander in the Legion of Honor. The award was presented by François Delattre, the French ambassador to the United States at a ceremony at the French Embassy in New York City. M. Delattre called Carter …
Cambridge University Press has published Elliott Carter Studies in their Cambridge Composer Studies series. The book is a collection of essays by fourteen authors, edited by Marguerite Boland and John Link.
In a wide-ranging interview with Alan Baker of American Public Media, Elliott Carter reflects on his childhood in New York City, musical life in the U.S. and Europe, studying music at Harvard in the 1920s and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, his relationship with Aaron Copland and other leading …