Elliott Carter

Elliott Cook Carter, Jr. (born December 11, 1908) is an American composer of classical music.

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December 11 - 1908 - American - Composer - Classical music

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Carter was born in New York, New York. He was encouraged as a young musician by Charles Ives and read English and music at Harvard University, where his professors included Walter Piston and Gustav Holst. He then went to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger, returning to the USA in 1935 where he directed the Ballet Caravan. From 1939 to 1941 he taught courses in physics, mathematics and classical Greek, in addition to music, at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.

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New York, New York - Charles Ives - Music - Harvard University - Walter Piston - Gustav Holst - Paris - Nadia Boulanger - St. John's College

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During World War II, Carter worked for the Office of War Information. He later held teaching posts at the Peabody Conservatory (1946 - 1948), Columbia University, Queens College, New York (1955-56), Yale University (1960-62), Cornell University (from 1967) and the Juilliard School (from 1972). In 1967 he was appointed a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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World War II - Peabody Conservatory - Columbia University - Queens College, New York - Yale University - Cornell University - Juilliard School - American Academy of Arts and Letters

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