Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras
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Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras is a complex, rhythmically intricate 1961 composition by Elliott Carter that showcases his hallmark modernist style through the interplay of two soloists and two separate ensembles.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | musical composition ⓘ |
| characteristic |
complex
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rhythmically intricate ⓘ |
| composer | Elliott Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo | Igor Kipnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature | interplay of two soloists and two separate ensembles ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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modernist music ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
harpsichord
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piano ⓘ two chamber orchestras ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
independent but coordinated ensembles
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virtuosic writing for both soloists ⓘ |
| numberOfOrchestras | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSoloInstruments | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestraType | chamber orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | Elliott Carter’s orchestral works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| soloInstrument |
harpsichord
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piano ⓘ |
| structure | multiple movements ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
complex polyrhythms
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metric modulation ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1961 ⓘ |
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Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras
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