introduction 1 1. Foundations (1908-45) 5 2. Three Seminal Works (1945-51) 32 3. Maturity (1950-80) 50 4. New Directions (1980-2010) 75 Epilogue 97 notes 101 index 117
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''...excellent short introduction to the composer's life and work...His short book is the clearest, sanest introduction to Carter's life and music. It helps to make accessible an achievement that, for many, represents the outer limits of modernist complexity.'' Andy Hamilton, Wire ''A gratifying success. The story of Elliott Carter's life and work is succinctly told and is one that specialists and non-experts alike can read with great profit.'' Arnold Whittall, author of Exploring Twentieth-Century Music: Tradition and Innovation ''The most complete picture of Carter's early life and career to date. Wierzbicki shows more clearly than anyone else how Carter's temporal techniques evolved over the course of his career.'' Anne C. Shreffler, co-editor of Elliott Carter: A Centennial Portrait in Letters and Documents