Elliott Carter's Late Music

Contents

• Part I . Context:
• 1. Carter's career and reception history;
• 2. The elements of an aesthetic;
• 3. Harmony;
• 4. Rhythm and form;
• Part II . A Literary Imagination (Text Settings):
• 5. Sense and sensibility- opera;
• 6. A kind of light -song cycles and other text settings;
• Part III . Instrumental Music:
• 7. Illusions -music for orchestra;
• 8. Social aspirations -music for instrumental soloist and ensemble;
• 9. A free society- music for large chamber ensemble;
• 10. Social relations- music for small chamber ensemble;
• 11. Reflections- short instrumental pieces.