Quote by: Elliott Carter

In any case, Ives encouraged me to go into music even though he himself had such a hard time being a composer.

Elliott Carter

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Author Bio

  • NameElliott Carter
  • DescriptionAmerican composer
  • AliasesElliott Cook Carter, Jr.
  • BornDecember 11, 1908
  • DiedNovember 5, 2012
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComposer; Music Educator
  • WorksString Quartet No. 1; String Quartet No. 5; String Quartet No. 3; String Quartet No. 2
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Rome Prize; National Medal Of Arts; Grammy Trustees Award