Description
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive study of the late music of one of the most influential composers of the last half century, this book includes detailed essays on all of Carter's major works after 1995, with special emphasis on his settings of contemporary modernist poetry from Ashbery to Zukofsky.
Trade Review'… absorbing, frequently demanding but always rewarding reading.' Richard Whitehouse, Gramophone
Table of ContentsPart I. Context: 1. Carter's career and reception history; 2. The elements of an aesthetic; 3. Harmony; 4. Rhythm and form; Part II. A Literary Imagination (Text Settings): 5. Sense and sensibility- opera; 6. A kind of light -song cycles and other text settings; Part III. Instrumental Music: 7. Illusions -music for orchestra; 8. Social aspirations -music for instrumental soloist and ensemble; 9. A free society- music for large chamber ensemble; 10. Social relations- music for small chamber ensemble; 11. Reflections- short instrumental pieces.
