Composer of the Week

Composer of the Week, Vol. I, Issue V – February 18, 2008

Name:  Elliot Carter

Born:  1908, New York

Current post:  Full-time composer

Previous post:  N/A

Publisher:  Boosey & Hawkes | G. Schirmer

Suggested listening:  Eight Pieces for Four Timpani

Quote:

Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America.

-Elliot Carter

Elliot Carter’s “Canaries” from Eight Pieces for Timpani