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Elliott Carter

Memorial Page for Elliott Carter

Dec 11, 1908 – Nov 5, 2012(103 years)Died in:New York City, New York

American composer

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Awards(10)

Guggenheim FellowshipRome PrizeNational Medal of ArtsGrammy Trustees AwardHarvard Centennial MedalPulitzer Prize for MusicRoyal Philharmonic Society Gold MedalErnst von Siemens Music PrizeArts and Letters Award in MusicCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

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Harvard UniversityÉcole Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred CortotHorace Mann SchoolLongy School of Music of Bard College

Elliott Carter (* December 11, 1908 in Manhattan; † November 5, 2012 in New York City) was an american composer. He was 103 years old. His education included Harvard University, École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot, Horace Mann School and Longy School of Music of Bard College. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize. He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

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Born in Manhattan, New York

1908

Guggenheim Fellowship

1945

Arts and Letters Award in Music

1950

Pulitzer Prize for Music

1960

String Quartet No. 3

Ernst von Siemens Music Prize

1981

National Medal of Arts

1985

Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal

1995

Grammy Trustees Award

2009

Died in New York City, New York

2012

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Elliott Carter. Forever remembered.