Elliott Carter

The Quartets have been a major part of my work. ↗

— Elliott Carter

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The Third Quartet I made the instruments in pairs - Two different pairs - Violin and viola, and violin and cello. They played very different things from each other all through the whole piece. ↗

— Elliott Carter

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Then, when the Depression came, all of this changed completely. Since that time, the entire public is of a very different sort and there was not so much support for contemporary music in a direct way. ↗

— Elliott Carter

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These wealthy people were very interested in contemporary music. They wanted to help diffuse it and get it to be known to other people. ↗

— Elliott Carter

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When I was in Paris, all of the German refugees began to flow in and it was a very sad time. ↗

— Elliott Carter

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Why write for the orchestra? For one thing it's a very challenging problem. ↗

— Elliott Carter

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Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one of my most advanced pieces, and one of my most unusual ones on the radio. ↗

— Elliott Carter

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