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Elliott Carter

1908 - 2012

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Elliott Cook Carter Jr. (December 11, 1908 – November 5, 2012) was an American modernist composer who was one of the most respected composers of the second half of the 20th century. He combined elements of European modernism and American "ultra-modernism" into a distinctive style with a personal harmonic and rhythmic language, after an early neoclassical phase. His compositions are performed throughout the world, and include orchestral, chamber music, solo instrumental, and vocal works. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elliott Carter is the 840th most popular composer (up from 912th in 2019), the 4,585th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,475th in 2019) and the 51st most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Elliott Carter ranks 840 out of 1,451. Before him are Friedrich Cerha, Michael Tippett, George Crumb, Rebecca Clarke, Salvatore Sciarrino, and La Monte Young. After him are Nicolas Gombert, Cesare Pugni, Heino Eller, Edmond Audran, István Kertész, and Shunsuke Kikuchi.

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Among people born in 1908, Elliott Carter ranks 177. Before him are Sucheta Kriplani, Janina Lewandowska, Pál Titkos, Oddbjørn Hagen, Robert Morley, and Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark. After him are Gideon Ståhlberg, Héctor Trujillo, Peg Entwistle, Michel Marcel Navratil, Edoardo Amaldi, and Eddie Tolan. Among people deceased in 2012, Elliott Carter ranks 182. Before him are Moshe Sanbar, Dom Mintoff, Kaneto Shindo, Ruggiero Ricci, José María Zárraga, and Vicar. After him are George Kerr, Gevork Vartanian, Takeshi Urata, Genichi Taguchi, Georges Mathieu, and Avraham Adan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elliott Carter ranks 4,585 out of 20,380. Before him are Lawrence Kasdan (1949), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), Joe Viterelli (1937), Edwin Catmull (1945), Chris Hardwick (1971), and James Forrestal (1892). After him are Ken Myers (1896), John Stagliano (1951), Desireé Cousteau (1956), Sandra Day O'Connor (1930), Benjamin Apthorp Gould (1824), and Roy Chapman Andrews (1884).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Elliott Carter ranks 51. Before him are Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884), Brian Tyler (1972), Thomas Newman (1955), Harold Arlen (1905), George Crumb (1929), and La Monte Young (1935). After him are Cathy Berberian (1925), Marvin Hamlisch (1944), Meredith Monk (1942), Roger Sessions (1896), William Christie (1944), and Kevin MacLeod (1972).

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