Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
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)
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