Quote by: Elliott Carter

Since I'm allergic to various things, the army wouldn't accept me during the war, and I got into the Office of War Information, which sent music to Europe.


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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