Elliott Carter Quotes

Elliott Carter

American Composer

Born: Dec 11, 1908

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Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore. Elliott Carter

Opposing Silences Only Between Employed Fore Duo Movements Order Bring

My entire life has really revolved around music that was written about the time that I was born, 1908, to just before the First World War and shortly after it. This music I've always known, and it is that music that's most important to me. Elliott Carter

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I mean the public likes it more in Europe than they do here because the state supported organizations have felt that playing contemporary music was part of the education of the public. Elliott Carter

Education Music State More Part Supported Contemporary Contemporary Music Likes Because Felt Than Public Mean Organizations Europe Here Playing

The Third Quartet I made the instruments in pairs - Two different pairs - Violin and viola, and violin and cello. They played very different things from each other all through the whole piece. Elliott Carter

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