Well I tried to, but I could never write anything that I liked or was worthwhile. — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
Yes, I get a report from bmi about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
When I was in paris, all of the german refugees began to flow in and it was a very sad time. — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
Well when I was young, when I was very young, when I was a little boy I don’t remember — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
The third quartet I made the instruments in pairs – two different pairs – violin and viola — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from europe than I do from america. — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
Since I’m allergic to various things, the army wouldn’t accept me during the war — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore. — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
My entire life has really revolved around music that was written about the time that I was born — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
In any case, ives encouraged me to go into music even though he himself had such a — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
I’ve known those pieces ever since I was about 16 or 17; I also at that time was taken — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
I mean the public likes it more in europe than they do here because the state supported — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
Almost every one of my various zero numbered birthdays has had a big concert in london and often in paris. — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
Aaron copland was a man that had a very specific point of view about what music — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
Right at the end of the war I wrote a piano sonata, which was written at a time when — Elliott Cook Carter Jr
