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Elliott Carter

Elliott Carter (1908-2012)

Elliott Cook Carter Jr.
Nationality: American
Born: December 11, 1908, New York Died: November 5, 2012, New York (age 103)
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Date Age Duration Work Assets
1948 39-40 6:00
Cello Sonata
1984 75-76 5:00
Esprit Rude / Esprit Doux (for flute and clarinet)
1943 34-35 4:00
Elegy (for viola and piano)
1994 85-86 4:00
Fragment for String Quartet No. 1
1999 90-91 4:00
Fragment for String Quartet No. 2
2009 100-101 4:00
Duettone (for violin and cello)
1994 85-86 4:00
Esprit Rude / Esprit Doux II (for flute, clarinet and marimba)
1943-1946 34-38 4:00
Elegy for String Quartet
2002 93-94 3:00
Au Quai (for viola and bassoon)
2001 92-93 3:00
Steep Steps (for solo bass clarinet)
1974 65-66 3:00
A Fantasy about Purcell's 'Fantasia Upon One Note' for Brass Quintet (for 2 trumpets, horn and 2 trombones)
1990 81-82 2:00
Con Leggerezza Pensosa (for clarinet, violin and cello)
2011 102-103 2:00
Trije glasbeniki (for flute, bass clarinet and harp)
2011 102-103 2:00
Rigmarole (for cello and bass clarinet)
1950 41-42
Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (for solo timpani)

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