Elliott Carter’s Night Fantasies
learning and performance strategies
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https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2010.45880Keywords:
Contemporary music, Piano music, Performance, Elliott Carter, Night FantasiesAbstract
In this article, I write about my experience of learning and performing Night Fantasies by Elliott Carter. I discuss the technical problems that I found, as well as the strategies that I made use in order to overcome those difficulties. I also bring some analytical and historical questions about the work and the composer that I find important for a rigorous performance of this piano piece.
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