List of awards and nominations received by Elliott Carter explained

Elliott Carter (1908–2012) was an American modernist composer. Over the course of his career, Carter received two Pulitzer Prizes, and he 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 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

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

Awards and nominations for specific compositions

YearCompositionAwardSponsorResult
1939To Music Federal Music Project Choral Competition
1940Pocahontas Juilliard Publication Award [20]
1945Holiday Overture Independent Concert Music Publisher's Contest [21]
Canonic Suite BMI Publication Prize [22]
1953Concours international de quatuors à cordes [23]
1956Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord Walter W. Naumburg Musical Foundation Award [24]
1960[25]
String Quartet No. 2
1961String Quartet No. 2 UNESCO Prize for Outstanding Musical Work
Double Concerto New York Music Critics’ Circle Award New York Music Critics’ Circle [26]
Double Concerto Sibelius Award for Music [27]
1962String Quartet No. 2 [28]
1973Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prizes — Columbia University [29]
1992The Recording Academy
1994The Recording Academy
1996Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prizes — Columbia University [30]
1997Royal Philharmonic Society [31]
1998Lauréat du Prix de Composition Musicale [32]
Musical Composition Award
199990+ The Recording Academy
2005Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prizes — Columbia University [33]
2007Boston Concerto The Recording Academy
2011What Are Years Musical Composition Award Prince Pierre Foundation [34]

Grants and fellowships

YearName of awardSponsor
1945Guggenheim Fellowship[35] John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1950Guggenheim Fellowship John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Arts and Letters Award in Music American Academy of Arts and Letters
1953Rome Prize Fellowship[36] American Academy in Rome

Notes and References

  1. News: "Elliott Carter, Composer Who Decisively Snapped Tradition, Dies at 103", The New York Times 11-05-2012 . . 6 November 2012 . 2017-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170119014524/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/arts/music/elliott-carter-avant-garde-composer-dies-at-103.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 . 2017-01-19 . live . Kozinn . Allan .
  2. Web site: National Medal of Arts . arts.gov . National Endowment for the Arts . 8 September 2020.
  3. Web site: France Honors Elliott Carter With The Legion Of Honor . French Culture . Cultural Services of the French Embassy . 8 September 2020.
  4. Book: Link . John F. . Elliott Carter: A Guide to Research . 2000 . Garland Publishing, Inc. . New York . 0815324324 . 6 . 8 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Elliott Carter . boosey.com . Boosey & Hawkes . 8 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Brandeis Creative Arts Award and Medal | Past Recipients . brandeis.edu . Brandeis University . 8 September 2020.
  7. Web site: Search Results . artsandletters.org . American Academy of Arts and Letters . 8 September 2020.
  8. Book: Link . John F. . Elliott Carter: A Guide to Research . 2000 . Garland Publishing, Inc. . New York . 0815324324 . 2 . 8 September 2020.
  9. News: 3 March 1981 . Siemens award given American . . Bloomington, Illinois . 15 . AP . . 19 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Macdowell Medal to Elliott Carter . Rothstein . Edward . August 22, 1983 . . July 15, 2020.
  11. Web site: George Peabody Medal Recipients . peabody.jhu.edu . Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University . 9 September 2020.
  12. Web site: National Medal of Arts by Year . arts.gov . National Endowment for the Arts . 8 September 2020 . 27 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927173740/https://www.arts.gov/honors/medals/year-all . dead .
  13. Web site: Carter: Commander of the French Legion of Honor . boosey.com . Boosey & Hawkes . 8 September 2020 . September 2012.
  14. Web site: American Eagle Awards . musiccouncil.org . National Music Council of the United States . 9 September 2020.
  15. Web site: Gold Medal Recipients Since 1870 . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk . Royal Philharmonic Society . 9 September 2020.
  16. Web site: » Browse Inductees | Classical Music Walk Of Fame. May 3, 2020.
  17. Web site: Thomas Jefferson Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. American Philosophical Society. 2020-09-02.
  18. http://record.horacemann.org/article.php?id=14395 "Recording Industry Salutes Musical Alums." The Horace Mann Report.
  19. News: Elliott Carter . The Daily Telegraph . November 6, 2012 . April 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180326063812/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9658154/Elliott-Carter.html . March 26, 2018 . live .
  20. Web site: Pocahontas, Suite from the Ballet . elliottcarter.com . The Amphion Foundation, Inc. . 8 September 2020.
  21. Web site: Holiday Overture . elliottcarter.com . The Amphion Foundation, Inc. . 8 September 2020.
  22. Web site: Canonic Suite for 4 alto saxophones . elliottcarter.com . The Amphion Foundation, Inc. . 8 September 2020.
  23. Web site: String Quartet No. 1 . elliottcarter.com . The Amphion Foundation, Inc. . 8 September 2020.
  24. Web site: Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord . elliottcarter.com . The Amphion Foundation, Inc. . 8 September 2020.
  25. Web site: String Quartet No. 2 . elliottcarter.com . The Amphion Foundation, Inc. . 8 September 2020.
  26. Web site: Double Concerto for harpsichord and piano with two chamber orchestras . elliottcarter.com . The Amphion Foundation, Inc. . 8 September 2020.
  27. Weirich . Robert . Who's Afraid of Elliott Carter? . American Music Teacher . November–December 1988 . 38 . 2 . 15 . 43544436 . 8 September 2020.
  28. Web site: Elliott Carter . Recording Academy Grammy Awards . Recording Academy . 9 September 2020.
  29. Web site: 1973 Pulitzer Prizes . pulitzer.org . July 16, 2020.
  30. Web site: Finalist: Adagio Tenebroso, by Elliott Carter . pulitzer.org . The Pulitzer Prizes - Columbia University . 8 September 2020.
  31. News . The Musical Times . July 1997 . 138 . 1853 . 4 . 1004026 . 9 September 2020.
  32. Web site: Allegro scorrevole . elliottcarter.com . The Amphion Foundation, Inc. . 9 September 2020.
  33. Web site: Finalist: Dialogues, by Elliot Carter (Boosey & Hawkes) . pulitzer.org . The Pulitzer Prizes - Columbia University . 8 September 2020.
  34. Web site: The Musical Composition Prize . fondationprincepierre.mc . The Fondation Prince Pierre . 8 September 2020.
  35. Web site: Elliott Carter . gf.org . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 8 September 2020.
  36. Web site: Elliott Carter (1908–2012): Two Appreciations . aarome.org . 12 November 2012 . American Academy in Rome . 8 September 2020.

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