Elliott Carter

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

Selected Works

• Symphony No. 1 (1942, revised 1954)
• Holiday Overture (1944, revised 1961)
• Piano Sonata (1945-46)
• Cello Sonata (1948)
• String Quartet No.1 (1951)
• Variations for orchestra (1955)
• String Quartet No.2 (1959)
• Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and 2 chamber orchestras (1959-61)
• Piano Concerto (1964)
• Concerto for Orchestra (1969)
• String Quartet No.3 (1971)
• Duo for Violin & Piano (1974)
• A Mirror on Which to Dwell for Soprano and Ensemble (1975)
• A Symphony of Three Orchestras (1976)
• Syringa for Mezzo-Soprano, Bass-Baritone, Guitar and Ensemble (1978)
• Three Poems of Robert Frost for Baritone and Ensemble (1942, orchestrated 1980)
• In Sleep, in Thunder for Tenor and Ensemble (1981)
• Triple Duo (1983)
• Penthode (1985)
• String Quartet No.4 (1986)
• Enchanted Preludes for Flute and Cello (1988)
• Violin Concerto (1989)
• Gra for Clarinet (1993)
• String Quartet No.5 (1995)
• Symphonia: Sum Fluxae Pretiam Spei (1996)
• Clarinet Concerto (1996)
• Cello Concerto (2002)
• Dialogues for piano and orchestra (2003)