In one of this composer's works, three ensembles play four continuously overlapping movements inspired by Hart Crane's The Bridge.
In one of this composer's works, three ensembles play four continuously overlapping movements inspired by Hart Crane's The Bridge. This composer's first string quartet quotes Nancarrow's first study for player piano in its final movement, and was written in the Arizona desert. His third string quartet pits a violin/cello duo against a violin/viola duo playing different rhythms. This composer of A Symphony for Three Orchestras set six poems of Elizabeth Bishop in his song cycle A Mirror in Which to Dwell and used Richard Crashaw's poem "Bulla" as the basis for his Symphonia: sum fluxae pretium spei. His early works, such as the Holiday Overture, imitate the style of Aaron Copland, while his mature works, such as his five string quartets, feature his principle of "metrical modulation." For 10 points, name this prolific American composer who celebrated his one hundredth birthday in 2008.
In one of this composer's works, three ensembles play four continuously overlapping movements inspired by Hart Crane's The Bridge.
Elliott Carter