Elliott Carter
Felix Meyer • 2008 • The Boydell Press
- Author
- Felix Meyer
- First published
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Boydell Press
- Genres
- Art · Biography
- Subjects
- Carter, elliott cook, 1908-2012 · Composers, correspondence · Correspondence · Composers
- ISBN
- 9781843834045
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Published in 2008 by The Boydell Press, this volume serves as a comprehensive collection of essays and analytical studies celebrating the life and musical language of American composer Elliott Carter. The project was conceived under the editorial direction of musicologist Felix Meyer, who sought to organize scholarly perspectives on Carter’s complex contributions to twentieth-century modernism, particularly his evolving approach to rhythm and temporal structure.
The book functions as both a historical record and a technical survey, drawing upon archival research to contextualize Carter’s transition from neoclassical influences to his later, highly individualized dissonant style. Designed with a clean, academic aesthetic, the publication was received by the musical community as an essential reference for performers and researchers aiming to decode the mathematical rigor and intellectual depth that define Carter’s prolific career.
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