Music Elliot Carter

Elliott Carter
How deeply rooted into society was he?
-Elliott Carter’s music is rhythmically complex, but never hard to listen to.
How relevant is this music now in 2009?
-Although most people like to listen to pop music now in 2009, older people who appreciate classical music more still like to listen to Elliott Carter’s symphonies and pieces.
Is this music relevant to a specific area or time?
-Elliott Carter’s music is listened mostly in the West. There are not many people who listen to him anymore, but he won a prize recently.
Is this music based on anything?
-Elliott Carter’s music was not based on anything (not program music), but rather, he just developed and and catalogued all the possible pitches he could and put as many as he could into a piece.
His most important contribution?
-Edward Carter’s most important contribution to music is the complex melody present in every composition of his. He once said that he wanted his music to “portray a different type of motion”, in which players are not locked in step with the downbeat of every measure.
Special Approach?
-Elliott Carter’s music is different from most other types of music, because he wanted his music to have the continuous acceleration and deceleration in his music.
Influence?
-Elliott Carter had students, and there are nine especially notable ones. They are
Ronald Caltabiano
Joel Chadabe
Tod Machover
Jeffrey Mumford
Tobias Picker
David Schiff
William Schimmel
Ellen Taafe Zwilich

Video
Elliot Carter: Sonata for Cello and Piano
The clicking noise is a problem with the camera.



Question:
How is Elliott Carter's compositions different from most other composers' compositions?