In Memoriam: Elliott Carter, American Composer
The art music scene suffered a great loss Monday. Elliott Carter, prolific and boundary-pushing composer, died at the age of 103. Carter was most known for his experimental style and compositions such as his Cello Sonata, which brought together various (occasionally discordant) elements of European and American modern music.
To find out more about this key figure of 20th-century music, check out these Library offerings:
- Read a condensed biography and view a complete list of Carter’s works via Grove Music–part of Oxford Music Online (just search “Elliott Carter” once you’re in).
- Check out these books on Carter, his life, and his works.
- Listen to dozens of Carter’s works in Naxos Music Library, one of our streaming audio databases.
- View or download PDF versions of 14 Carter compositions from Classical Scores Library.