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Elliott Carter

American composer (1908-2012)
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Elliott Carter
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Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[41]
Date of birth
December 11, 1908
Date of death
November 5, 2012
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City[8]
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
composer, music educator, university teacher
Employer
Cornell University, Juilliard School, Queens College[11][12][13]
Educated at
Harvard University, École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot, Horace Mann School, Longy School of Music of Bard College[14][15][16][17]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize, National Medal of Arts, Grammy Trustees Award, Harvard Centennial Medal, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Arts and Letters Award in Music, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Guggenheim Fellowship, Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards, Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music, Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Notable work
String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 5, String Quartet No. 3, String Quartet No. 2[20][21][22][23]
Genre
opera, symphony[42][43]
Official website
elliottcarter.com[49]
Student of
Nadia Boulanger[50]
Nominated for
Pulitzer Prize for Music, Pulitzer Prize for Music
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Archives at
Paul Sacher Foundation, Library of Congress, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[44][45][46]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Carter[47]
Given name
Elliott[48]
Instrument
piano
List of works
list of compositions by Elliott Carter
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Member of
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Academy of Arts, Berlin, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Glee Club[37][38][39][40]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library
P14750
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Place of burial
Green-Wood Cemetery[9]
Start of work period
1938
Student
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Gitta Steiner[18][19]
Subject has role
centenarian
🏷️ Also known as
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AllMusic artist ID
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American National Biography ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID
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Australian Music Centre artist ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Classical Archives composer ID
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CompositionToday composer ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
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FAST ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Musicalics composer ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Medal of Arts winner ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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Polish Music Library PBM ID
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Quora topic ID
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RISM ID
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Radio France person ID
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Related category
Category:Compositions by Elliott Carter
SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SPAP ID
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Songkick artist ID
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TMDB person ID
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Tabakalera ID
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The Guardian topic ID
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
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Treccani ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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WeRelate person ID
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WikiTree person ID
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Wise Music Classical composer ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 34
Cello Concerto, Cello Concerto, Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Concerto, Concerto for Orchestra, Concerto for Orchestra, Eight Pieces for Four Timpani, Eight Pieces for Four Timpani +26 more
Award received 8
Guggenheim Fellowship, National Medal of Arts, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Grammy Trustees Award, Harvard Centennial Medal, Arts and Letters Award in Music, Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music
Mb:teacher 6
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Ramon Sender, Robert Xavier Rodriguez, Tod Machover, Joel Chadabe, Florence Baschet
Employer 3
Cornell University, Juilliard School, Queens College
Member of 3
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academy of Arts, Berlin, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Occupation 3
composer, university teacher, music educator
Educated at 2
Harvard University, École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot
Genre 2
opera, symphony
Mb:label founder 2
American Composers Alliance, American Composers Alliance
Mb:revised by 2
Sonate pour piano de Carter, Sonate pour piano de Carter
Nominated for 2
Pulitzer Prize for Music, Pulitzer Prize for Music
Place of birth 2
New York City, Manhattan
Students 2
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Fabián Panisello
Archives at 1
Library of Congress
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Family name 1
Carter
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of burial 1
Green-Wood Cemetery
Place of death 1
New York City
Related category 1
Category:Compositions by Elliott Carter
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Student of 1
Nadia Boulanger
Subject has role 1
centenarian
Teachers 1
Nadia Boulanger
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Compositions by Elliott Carter
← Mb:teacher 1
Edward Burlingame Hill
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Summary

Elliott Carter was born on December 11, 1908[1], in Manhattan[2]. He died on November 5, 2012[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a composer[5], music educator[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Elliott Carter born?

Elliott Carter's place of birth was Manhattan[2].

Where did Elliott Carter die?

Elliott Carter passed away in New York City[4].

What did Elliott Carter do for work?

Elliott Carter worked as a composer[5], music educator[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Elliott Carter go to school?

Elliott Carter was educated at Harvard University[14], École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot[15], Horace Mann School[16], and Longy School of Music of Bard College[17].

What awards did Elliott Carter receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[24], Rome Prize[25], National Medal of Arts[26], and Grammy Trustees Award[27].

Related Entities

Nadia Boulanger New York City United States

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [30] ↑ . Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . evs-musikstiftung.ch. evs-musikstiftung.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  31. [36] ↑ . Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  38. [46] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . boston.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [47] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [48] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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