Carter

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Elliott Carter (1908-2012) was the foremost composer of classical music in America during the second half of the 20th century. Over the course of a career that spanned seven decades, he consistently produced works that critics hailed as creatively daring, intellectually demanding, and emotionally complex. Distancing himself from the various "schools" and movements that grew and waned in popularity during the postwar era, Carter cultivated a deeply personal musical style that he developed and refined up until the very end of his life. This book springs from author David Schiff's life-long interest in Elliott Carter's music and his close personal connection with the composer which spanned over forty years. This critical overview of Carter's life and work explores aspects of the composer's life about which he was usually reticent--and occasionally misleading--such as his complicated relationships with Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, Nicolas Nabokov, and his own parents. Schiff's study of Carter's complete oeuvre--from his politically charged Depression-era ballets to the deeply personal and reflective late works--is based on extensive study of the composer's personal sketches and letters. Featuring an in-depth look at the legacy project of Carter's final decade, seven settings of American modernist poetry by E.E. Cummings, T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams, this newest addition to the Master Musicians Series paints with a fine brush the story of America's foremost composer of the second half of the twentieth century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-09-27
Mått239 x 163 x 25 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieComposers Across Cultures
Antal sidor296
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190259150

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David Schiff is a composer, conductor, and writer. He was educated at Columbia and Cambridge Universities, at the Manhattan School of Music and at the Juilliard School where he studied with Elliott Carter for three years. In addition to the two editions of his Music of Elliott Carter, he has written books about the music of George Gershwin and Duke Ellington, and numerous articles about music for The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, the Times Literary Supplement, and The Nation.

Author's noteAcknowledgements 1. Elliott Carter Now 2. Remembering Mr. Carter 3. A brief life of a very long life 4. A Modernistic Education (1924-1935) 5. Musician, wrestling (1935-1945) 6. Turning Points (1946-1948) 7. Back to Modernism. Back to Futurism. Back to New York a. Neo-modernism b. An avant-garde composer? c. Composer in New York 8. Carter v. Poets (round 1) 9. Macro Carter/ Micro Carter 10. Multi-vehicle Accidents 11. Bagatelles 12. Carter v. Poets (round 2) 13. Farewell Symphonies 14. Epilogue: "Every note has life in it." Appendix: Carter's Musical Signatures Calendars: 1. Chronology of Carter's life 2. Chronological list of Carter's published music 3. Chronology of American composers 4. Chronology of notable premiers of American classical music Personalia Bibliography

Schiff discusses works Carter composed from about 1945 onward, offering contextualizing information, personal anecdotes, and views into Carter's compositional methods. This makes for an absorbing, sometimes amusing portrait of the US's most prolific contemporary composer. Schiff's useful scholarly apparatus includes a time line of Carter's life and compositions, dramatis personae of important people in Carter's circle, and a thorough bibliography.