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Elliott Carter's Late Music

Elliott Carter's Late Music

  • Author: Link, John
absorbing, frequently demanding but always rewarding reading

Book

$44.00

Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days

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.