For flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon.

For flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon.

Includes Recitative and Improvisation.

Duration: 3 minutes

For two trumpets, French horn and two trombones.

For Soprano and Chamber Orchestra. Six poems by Elizabeth Bishop.

Written for the London Sinfonietta for Oliver Knussen's 50th birthday, and first performed by members of that ensemble in 2000 at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Recorded by Peter Kolkay, bassoon, and Maureen Gallagher, viola, on Bridge Records. The composer states: The title of this piece was suggested by Arnold Schoenberg's short story 'To the Wharfs' in which he describes the mounting anxiety of the members of a French fishing village as the boats and the sea-bound fisherman failed to appear after a storm and several days' absence. When they were suddenly sighted all shouted 'to the wharfs, aux quais, O.K.' 3 minutes.

Brass Quintet instrumentation: 2 Trumpets, Horn and 2 Trombones

For 3 equal C or Bb intruments.

HPS 1187

For 4 alto saxophones.

For 4 clarinets.

Premiered in 2001 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, conductor, Yo-Yo Ma, cello. 18 minutes.

Premiered in 2001 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, conductor, Yo-Yo Ma, cello. 18 minutes.

Orchestral reduction and solo part arranged by Carter for Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform.

HPS 1167

Elliot Carter is considered one of the most significant composers of the 20th century whose works are usually quite involved and intellectual. This full score includes extensive notes on seating for the players, types of instruments used, performance suggestions and program notes. Instrumentation: Piano, Harpsichord and 2 chamber ensembles. Parts available on rental.

Composed in 1974 and commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress, Duo was first performed by Paul Zukofsky and Gilbert Kalish on March 21, 1975. It reflects the contrast between the sounds made by stroking the violin with the bow and those made by striking the piano.

Sheet Music

Compiled over more than 40 years, the Eliott Carter Harmony Book is a "massive encyclopedia devoted to exploring harmonic relationships in the 12-tone chromatic scale". This edition is a reorganized version of Carter's autograph manuscript and was revised in consultation with him. In his Preface, Mr. Carter states that the work was originally developed to serve as a tool for his own compositional work. 369 pp.

Set of parts

HPS 1121

Epigrams is Elliott Carter's final work, composed during the spring and summer of 2012 at the age of 103. This publication includes detailed notes on the edition in an appendix.

Performance Score

Score and Parts

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Figment for solo cello presents a variety of contrasting dramatic moments using material derived from a single musical idea. Duration: ca. 5 minutes

Composed for and first performed by Fred Sherry at Alice Tully Hall, New York, in 2001, and recorded by him on Bridge Records. 5 minutes. The music recalls fragments of Charles Ives' Concord Sonata and Hallowe'en.

Contents: Statement - Remembering Aaron · Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi · Rhapsodic Musings · Fantasy - Remembering Roger.

A miniature gem from the dean of American composers.

Harvest Home, on a text of the Jacobean poet, Robert Herrick, was composed for the Lehman Engle Madrigal Singers in 1937. This is a companion piece to Robert Herrick's To Music that was also performed in 1937.

First performed in 2001 in Amsterdam by Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima, and recorded by them on Bridge Records. Hiyoku is a poetic word, originally used by the ancient Chinese poet, Bai Juyi, later adopted by Japanese authors. It means two birds flying together with the connotation of eternal love.

HPS 979

This short piece was Elliott Carter's last orchestral work composed at the age of 103.

Written in 1937 for a performance of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. (3:10)