Elliott Carter

Aaron Copland was a man that had a very specific point of view about what music should be which was that, he felt that new music should have the composer should show a personality in his music.

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These are some quotes by American author Elliott Carter Composer, who was born on December 11, 1908.

Quotes by Elliott Carter

An auditory scenario for the players to act out with their instruments.

Elliott Carter

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That was one of the big problems when I was at Harvard studying music. We had to write choral pieces in the style of Brahms or Mendelssohn, which was distressing because in the end you realized how good Brahms is, and how bad you are.

Elliott Carter

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The Quartets have been a major part of my work.

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