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“When people listen to my music, I hope that they will notice that if you take a piece by a composer like Schubert, the major and the minor triad is an extermely important thing not merely as harmony, but in creating melodic lines. Schubert is always walking up and down with arpeggios on C, E, G and so forth. I am not doing anything different really, except using a different system of harmony.”

Quote by Elliott Carter

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Elliott Carter was a prominent American composer recognized for his avant-garde and serialist compositions. His career spanned seven decades, and he was one of the longest-lived composers, passing away at the age of 103. Carter's works are noted for their complex rhythms, intricate structures, and a fusion of modernist and tonal elements. more

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