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Elliott Carter quotes: My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.

My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.

Elliott Carter quotes: Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America.

Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America.

Elliott Carter quotes: Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore.

Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore.

Elliott Carter quotes: Why write for the orchestra? For one thing it's a very challenging problem.

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

Elliott Carter quotes: An auditory scenario for the players to act out with their instruments.

An auditory scenario for the players to act out with their instruments.

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

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 quotes: The Quartets have been a major part of my work.

The Quartets have been a major part of my work.

Elliott Carter quotes: The first thing that struck me about contemporary music in general had been thatthere was not much interest in rhythm.

The first thing that struck me about contemporary music in general had been thatthere was not much interest in rhythm.

Elliott Carter quotes: It was only later on that I became more interested in older music.

It was only later on that I became more interested in older music.

Elliott Carter quotes: In any case, Ives encouraged me to go into music even though he himself had such a hard time being a composer.

In any case, Ives encouraged me to go into music even though he himself had such a hard time being a composer.

Elliott Carter quotes: Almost every one of my various zero numbered birthdays has had a big concert in London and often in Paris.

Almost every one of my various zero numbered birthdays has had a big concert in London and often in Paris.

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

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