Quote of the day
The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival.
Elliott Carter

Born: December 11, 1908
Died: November 5, 2012 (aged 103)
Bio: Elliott Cook Carter, Jr. was an American composer who was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris in the 1930s, then returned to the United States.
Known for:
- Elliott Carter (1997)
- A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1977)
- Two Diversions: For Solo Piano (2006)
Elliott Carter Quotes