Carter, Elliot. (1908–2012)
Autograph Musical Quotation "2nd Quartet"
Detailed AMQS, identified by the composer as "Conclusion: from 2nd Quartet" by the important American composer. Three measures on ruled manuscript paper, 7.5 x 8 inches. Partial hole punches along the left edge, stain along upper edge from prior mounting, else fine.The Second String Quartet by American composer Elliott Carter was completed in 1959. It was commissioned by the Stanley String Quartet, and received its first performance in 1960 by the Juilliard String Quartet. The quartet is considerably influenced by the music of European avant-garde composers who were gaining celebrity at this time, particularly Pierre Boulez's Le marteau sans maître. This is a much more fragmentary piece than his earlier quartet (1951): the four instruments play very individual roles and unpredictably bounce off one another. Indeed, Carter instructs the players to sit as far apart as possible so that they appear to be playing different pieces simultaneously. (12505)
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