Partition Elliott Carter ensemble

Note from the composer:For a number of years I had been thinking of writing a piece based on the sound of plucked Instruments like the mandolin, guitar and harp, so when the Dutch Nieuw Ensemble asked...

Epigrams est la dernière (oEuvre d'Elliott Carter ; il l'a composée entre le début de l'année et l'été 2012, à l'âge de 103 ans. Cette édition comporte en annexe des indications détaillées sur sa réal...

Composer's note:Fascination with Italian music, literature, and visual arts has grown ever since my mother took me to Rome in around 1924. This song-cycle is a small gesture of gratitude to Italian cu...

Inspired by 1930s harpist Carlos Salzedo, a member of the small group of modernists who surrounded Varese and Ives. Salzedo's unusual developments in harp technique are explored throughout Mosaic, a w...

For 3 equal C or Bb intruments.

A miniature gem for Three Trumpets and Vibraphone (Chimes) from the dean of American composers.

For flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord.

For Mezzo-Soprano, Bass/Baritone, Guitar and 10 instrumentalists.

Le titre de ce morceau a été inspiré par la nouvelle d'Arnold Schoenberg Aux quais où il décrit l'inquiétude grandissante des habitants d'un village de pêche francais qui, après une tempête, ne voient...

J'ai composé le Quintette pour Clarinette en pensant aux excellents interprètes du Juilliard String Quartet, et à leur chaleureuse amitié, ainsi qu'au remarquable clarinettiste Charles Neidich. Au fil...

1997 edition. This work was commissioned by Sylvia Marlowe and the Harpsichord Quartet of New York.

Composer's note: Rgmarole was composed for the cellist Fred Sherry and the bass clarinetist Virgil Blackwell for my 103rd birthday concert on December 8, 2011 in New York City. - Elliott Carter - 

HPS 1121

For Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord. Parts available: GS22494. Also includes performance notes by the composer.