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Elliott Carter (1908–2012) was an American modernist composer. Over the course of his career, Carter received two Pulitzer Prizes, and was the first composer to receive the National Medal of Arts, "the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government."[1][2] Carter was also the first American composer to receive from the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, which has been called the "Nobel Prize of Music."[3][4] Carter also had the rare honor of being inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame during his lifetime.[5]

Awards for career and lifetime achievements

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Year Award Sponsor
1965 Creative Arts Award[6] Brandeis University
1971 Gold Medal for Eminence in Music[7][8] American Academy of Arts and Letters
1978 Handel Medallion[4] City of New York
1981 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize[9] Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste and the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
1983 Edward MacDowell Medal[10] MacDowell Colony
1984 George Peabody Medal[11] The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
1985 National Medal of Arts[12] The President of the United States and the National Endowment for the Arts
1987 Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres[13] Government of France
1991 Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[4] Government of France
1992 American Eagle Award[14] National Music Council
1995 Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal[15] Royal Philharmonic Society
1998 Inductee[16] American Classical Music Hall of Fame
2005 Thomas Jefferson Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences[17] American Philosophical Society
2009 Trustees Award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards[18] The Recording Academy
2012 Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur[13][19] Government of France

Awards and nominations for specific compositions

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Year Composition Award Sponsor Result
1939 To Music Federal Music Project Choral Competition Federal Music Project, Columbia Broadcasting System, Columbia Records First Place[8]
1940 Pocahontas Juilliard Publication Award The Juilliard School Won[20]
1945 Holiday Overture Independent Concert Music Publisher's Contest Judges included Serge Koussevitzky, Nicolai Berezowsky, and Aaron Copland First Prize[21]
Canonic Suite BMI Publication Prize American Composers Alliance and Broadcast Music, Inc. Won[22]
1953 String Quartet No. 1 Concours international de quatuors à cordes Liège, Belgium Won* (Carter had to renounce the prize because the first performance of the quartet had already been given.)[23]
1956 Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord Walter W. Naumburg Musical Foundation Award Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Won[24]
1960 String Quartet No. 2 Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prizes — Columbia University Won[25]
String Quartet No. 2 New York Music Critics’ Circle Award New York Music Critics’ Circle Won[25]
1961 String Quartet No. 2 UNESCO Prize for Outstanding Musical Work UNESCO Won[25]
Double Concerto New York Music Critics’ Circle Award New York Music Critics’ Circle Won[26]
Double Concerto Sibelius Award for Music Harriett Cohen Foundation Won[27]
1962 String Quartet No. 2 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition at the 4th Annual Grammy Awards The Recording Academy Nominated[28]
1973 String Quartet No. 3 Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prizes — Columbia University Won[29]
1992 Oboe Concerto Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards The Recording Academy Nominated[28]
1994 Violin Concerto Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards The Recording Academy Won[28]
1996 "Adagio tenebroso" Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prizes — Columbia University Finalist[30]
1997 String Quartet No. 5 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award for Chamber-Scale Composition Royal Philharmonic Society Won[31]
1998 "Allegro scorrevole" Lauréat du Prix de Composition Musicale Jury led by Henri Dutilleux Won[32]
"Allegro scorrevole" Musical Composition Award Prince Pierre Foundation Won[32]
1999 90+ Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards The Recording Academy Nominated[28]
2005 Dialogues Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prizes — Columbia University Finalist[33]
2007 Boston Concerto Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards The Recording Academy Nominated[28]
2011 What Are Years Musical Composition Award Prince Pierre Foundation Nominated[34]

Grants and fellowships

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Year Name of award Sponsor
1945 Guggenheim Fellowship[35] John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1950 Guggenheim Fellowship[35] John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Arts and Letters Award in Music[7] American Academy of Arts and Letters
1953 Rome Prize Fellowship[36] American Academy in Rome

References

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  1. ^ Kozinn, Allan (6 November 2012). ""Elliott Carter, Composer Who Decisively Snapped Tradition, Dies at 103", The New York Times 11-05-2012". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  2. ^ "National Medal of Arts". arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ "France Honors Elliott Carter With The Legion Of Honor". French Culture. Cultural Services of the French Embassy. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Link, John F. (2000). Elliott Carter: A Guide to Research. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc. p. 6. ISBN 0815324324. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Elliott Carter". boosey.com. Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Brandeis Creative Arts Award and Medal | Past Recipients". brandeis.edu. Brandeis University. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Search Results". artsandletters.org. American Academy of Arts and Letters. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b Link, John F. (2000). Elliott Carter: A Guide to Research. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc. p. 2. ISBN 0815324324. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Siemens award given American". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. AP. 3 March 1981. p. 15. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Rothstein, Edward (August 22, 1983). "Macdowell Medal to Elliott Carter". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "George Peabody Medal Recipients". peabody.jhu.edu. Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  12. ^ "National Medal of Arts by Year". arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Carter: Commander of the French Legion of Honor". boosey.com. Boosey & Hawkes. September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  14. ^ "American Eagle Awards". musiccouncil.org. National Music Council of the United States. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Gold Medal Recipients Since 1870". royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Royal Philharmonic Society. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  16. ^ "» Browse Inductees | Classical Music Walk Of Fame". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  17. ^ "Thomas Jefferson Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences". American Philosophical Society. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  18. ^ "Recording Industry Salutes Musical Alums." The Horace Mann Report. Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Vol 106: Issue 9. January 23, 2009. (Retrieved February 9, 2009)
  19. ^ "Elliott Carter". The Daily Telegraph. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  20. ^ "Pocahontas, Suite from the Ballet". elliottcarter.com. The Amphion Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Holiday Overture". elliottcarter.com. The Amphion Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Canonic Suite for 4 alto saxophones". elliottcarter.com. The Amphion Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  23. ^ "String Quartet No. 1". elliottcarter.com. The Amphion Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord". elliottcarter.com. The Amphion Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  25. ^ a b c "String Quartet No. 2". elliottcarter.com. The Amphion Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Double Concerto for harpsichord and piano with two chamber orchestras". elliottcarter.com. The Amphion Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  27. ^ Weirich, Robert (November–December 1988). "Who's Afraid of Elliott Carter?". American Music Teacher. 38 (2): 15. JSTOR 43544436. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  28. ^ a b c d e "Elliott Carter". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. Recording Academy. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  29. ^ "1973 Pulitzer Prizes". pulitzer.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  30. ^ "Finalist: Adagio Tenebroso, by Elliott Carter". pulitzer.org. The Pulitzer Prizes - Columbia University. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  31. ^ "News". The Musical Times. 138 (1853): 4. July 1997. JSTOR 1004026. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  32. ^ a b "Allegro scorrevole". elliottcarter.com. The Amphion Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  33. ^ "Finalist: Dialogues, by Elliot Carter (Boosey & Hawkes)". pulitzer.org. The Pulitzer Prizes - Columbia University. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  34. ^ "The Musical Composition Prize". fondationprincepierre.mc. The Fondation Prince Pierre. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  35. ^ a b "Elliott Carter". gf.org. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  36. ^ "Elliott Carter (1908–2012): Two Appreciations". aarome.org. American Academy in Rome. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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