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Author / Creator:Schiff, David, author.
Imprint:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Description:xvi, 266 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:The master musicians
Master musicians series.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11663519
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ISBN:9780190259150
0190259159
9780190259174
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • Author's Note
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Elliott Carter Now
  • 2. Remembering Mr. Carter (A Double Portrait)
  • 3. A Brief Life of a Very Long Life
  • 4. A Modernistic Education (1924-1935)
  • 5. Musician, Wrestling (1935-1946)
  • 6. Turning Points (1946-1948)
  • 7. Back to Modernism. Back to Futurism. Back to New York (1948-1975)
  • A. Neo-modernism
  • B. An Avant-garde Composer?
  • C. Composer in New York
  • 8. Carter vs. Poets (Round 1)
  • 9. Macro Carter / Micro Carter (1983-1999)
  • 10. Multi-vehicle Accidents
  • 11. Bagatelles
  • 12. Carter vs. 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 Published Compositions
  • 3. Chronology of American Composers
  • 4. Chronology of Notable Premiers of American Classical Music
  • Personalia
  • Bibliography
  • Index