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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instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
characteristic complex ⓘ
rhythmically intricate ⓘ
composer Elliott Carter ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Igor Kipnis ⓘ
feature interplay of two soloists and two separate ensembles ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
modernist music ⓘ
instrumentation harpsichord ⓘ
piano ⓘ
two chamber orchestras ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
notableFor independent but coordinated ensembles ⓘ
virtuosic writing for both soloists ⓘ
numberOfOrchestras 2 ⓘ
numberOfSoloInstruments 2 ⓘ
orchestraType chamber orchestra ⓘ
partOf Elliott Carter’s orchestral works ⓘ
period 20th-century music ⓘ
premiereYear 1961 ⓘ
soloInstrument harpsichord ⓘ
piano ⓘ
structure multiple movements ⓘ
style modernist ⓘ
usesTechnique complex polyrhythms ⓘ
metric modulation ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1961 ⓘ

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