Elliott Carter's String Quartet No. 1: Myths, Narratives, and Cold War Cultural Diplomacy (Elements in Music since 1945) - Hardcover

Laura Emmery

 
9781009537131: Elliott Carter's String Quartet No. 1: Myths, Narratives, and Cold War Cultural Diplomacy (Elements in Music since 1945)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 100953713X ISBN 13: 9781009537131
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2025

Synopsis

The Element explores the power structures that enabled Elliott Carter, a highly modernist composer, to succeed in his music.

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About the Author

This Element offers a critical analysis of the history of Elliott Carter's String Quartet No. 1 and the composer's rise to public acclaim, not through the study of the work itself but through intriguing and captivating narratives that surround this quartet and their socio-cultural-political context, which led Carter to become one of the most dominant voices in the post-1945 American music scene. Carter's road to success was meticulously paved by powerful institutions and individuals, including critics, scholars, festival and radio programming directors, and the US government, for whom, in the context of the Cold War, Carter was chosen to represent an exemplary American triumphant story. The author argues that it is not the quartet itself that contributed to Carter's reception and legacy, but the inextricable narratives that we associate with this work.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
100953713X
ISBN 13 
9781009537131
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
75

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