Happy birthday to Elliott Carter, who would have turned 116 today!
Here he is pictured in one of the most adorable photos ever taken, the cover for Music of Elliott Carter, Volume Eight, looking every bit like Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
“It is unusual for a writer whose oeuvre is powerful, and therefore destabilizing for the reader, to be recognized. This is part of the destiny of writing. You must wait.”
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