Elliott Carter Speaks: Unpublished Lectures

by Elliott Carter

These previously unpublished lectures by Elliott Carter date to the summer of 1967, when the acclaimed composer taught at the Contemporary Music Workshop held by the University of Minnesota. Leading an introductory course on orchestra repertoire, Carter gave nine hours of lectures covering principal topics like how to live with the musical present and whether the symphony orchestra was a relic of the past or a possible active force for new music...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252044207
• ISBN13: 9780252044205
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"