List of compositions by Elliott Carter

This is a list of works by the American composer Elliott Carter.

Ballet

 * Pocahontas (1938–39)
 * The Minotaur (1947), choreographed by George Balanchine and John Taras

Opera

 * What Next? (opera in one act; libretto by Paul Griffiths) (1997)

Choral

 * Tarantella for men's chorus and two pianos (1937)
 * Let's Be Gay for women's chorus and two pianos (1937)
 * Harvest Home for a cappella choir (1937)
 * To Music for a cappella choir (1937)
 * Heart Not So Heavy for a cappella choir (1939)
 * The Defense of Corinth for speaker, men's chorus and piano four hands (1941)
 * The Harmony of Morning for women's chorus and chamber orchestra (1944)
 * Musicians Wrestle Everywhere for mixed chorus (SSATB) a capella or with strings (1945)
 * Emblems for men's chorus and piano (1947)

Concertante

 * Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras (1959–61)
 * Piano Concerto (1964–65)
 * Concerto for Orchestra (1969)
 * Oboe Concerto (1986–1987)
 * Violin Concerto (1990)
 * Clarinet Concerto (1996)
 * Cello Concerto (2000)
 * Boston Concerto (2002)
 * Dialogues for piano and chamber orchestra (2003)
 * Mosaic for harp and ensemble (2004)
 * Soundings for piano and orchestra (2005)
 * Horn Concerto (2006)
 * Interventions for piano and orchestra (2007)
 * Flute Concerto (2008)
 * Concertino for bass clarinet and chamber orchestra (2009)
 * Two Controversies and a Conversation for piano, percussion, and chamber orchestra (2010–11)
 * Dialogues II for piano and chamber orchestra (2012)

Orchestra

 * Symphony No. 1 (1942, revised 1954)
 * Holiday Overture (1944, revised 1961)
 * Variations for Orchestra (1954–1955)
 * A Symphony of Three Orchestras (1976)
 * Three Occasions for Orchestra (1986–89)
 * "A Celebration of Some 150x100 Notes"
 * "Remembrance"
 * "Anniversary"


 * Symphonia: sum fluxae pretium spei (1993–96)
 * Partita
 * Adagio Tenebroso
 * Allegro Scorrevole


 * Three Illusions for Orchestra (2002–04)
 * "Micomicón"
 * "Fons Juventatis"
 * "More's Utopia"


 * Sound Fields for string orchestra (2007)
 * Instances for chamber orchestra (2012)

Large ensemble

 * Penthode for ensemble (1985)
 * Asko Concerto for sixteen players (2000)
 * Réflexions for ensemble (2004)
 * Wind Rose for wind ensemble (2008)

Chamber

 * Pastoral for english horn and piano (1940, revised 1982, arrangements for clarinet, viola and alto saxophone exist)
 * Canonic Suite for four alto saxophones or four clarinets (1939, published in 1945, revised in 1981 )
 * Elegy for viola and piano, also version for string quartet (1943, revised 1961)
 * Cello Sonata (1948)
 * Woodwind Quintet (1948)
 * Eight Etudes and a Fantasy for wind quartet (1949)
 * String Quartet No. 1 (1951)
 * Sonata for flute, oboe, cello, and harpsichord (1952)
 * String Quartet No. 2 (1959)
 * Canon for 3 (1971)
 * String Quartet No. 3 (1971)
 * Brass Quintet (1974)
 * Duo for violin and piano (1974)
 * Birthday Fanfare for three trumpets, vibraphone, and glockenspiel (1978)
 * Triple Duo (1983)
 * Esprit rude/esprit doux for flute and clarinet (1984)
 * Canon for 4 (1984)
 * String Quartet No. 4 (1986)
 * Enchanted Preludes for flute and cello (1988)
 * Con leggerezza pensosa for clarinet, violin, and cello (1990)
 * Quintet for piano and winds (1991)
 * Trilogy for oboe and harp (1992)
 * Bariolage for harp
 * Inner Song for oboe
 * Immer Neu for oboe and harp


 * Esprit rude/esprit doux II for flute, clarinet, and marimba (1994)
 * Fragment I for string quartet (1994)
 * String Quartet No. 5 (1995)
 * Luimen for ensemble (1997)
 * Quintet for piano and string quartet (1997)
 * Fragment II for string quartet (1999)
 * Oboe Quartet, for oboe, violin, viola, and cello (2001)
 * Hiyoku for two clarinets (2001)
 * Au Quai for bassoon and viola (2002)
 * Call for two trumpets and horn (2003)
 * Clarinet Quintet (2007)
 * Tintinnabulation for percussion sextet (2008)
 * Tre Duetti for violin and cello (2008, 2009)
 * Duettone
 * Adagio
 * Duettino


 * Nine by Five for wind quintet (2009)
 * Trije glasbeniki for flute, bass clarinet, and harp (2011)
 * String Trio (2011)
 * Double Trio for trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, violin and cello (2011)
 * Rigmarole for cello and bass clarinet (2011)
 * Epigrams for violin, cello, and piano (2012)

Voice

 * My Love Is in a Light Attire for voice and piano (1928)
 * Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred for voice and guitar (1938)
 * A Mirror on Which to Dwell for soprano and ensemble (1975)
 * Syringa for mezzo-soprano, bass-baritone, guitar, and ensemble (1978)
 * Three Poems of Robert Frost for baritone and ensemble (1942, orchestrated 1980)
 * In Sleep, in Thunder for tenor and ensemble (1981)
 * Of Challenge and of Love for soprano and piano (1994)
 * Tempo e Tempi for soprano, oboe, clarinet, violin, and cello (1998–99)
 * Of Rewaking for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (2002)
 * In the Distances of Sleep for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (2006)
 * Mad Regales for six solo voices (2007)
 * La Musique for solo voice (2007)
 * Poems of Louis Zukofsky (2008) for mezzo-soprano and clarinet
 * On Conversing with Paradise (2008) for baritone and chamber orchestra
 * What Are Years (2009) for soprano and chamber orchestra
 * A Sunbeam's Architecture (2010) for tenor and chamber orchestra
 * Three Explorations (2011) for bass-baritone, winds, and brass
 * The American Sublime (2011) for baritone and large ensemble

Piano

 * Piano Sonata (1945–46)
 * Night Fantasies (1980)
 * 90+ (1994)
 * Two Diversions (1999)
 * Retrouvailles (2000)
 * Two Thoughts about the Piano (2005–06)
 * "Intermittences"
 * "Caténaires"


 * Tri-Tribute (2007–08)
 * "Sistribute"
 * "Fratribute"
 * "Matribute"

Solo instrumental

 * Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (1949/66)
 * Changes for guitar (1983)
 * Scrivo in Vento for flute (1991)
 * Gra for clarinet, also version for trombone (1994)
 * Figment for cello (1994)
 * A 6-letter Letter for English horn (1996)
 * Shard for guitar (1997)
 * Four Lauds for solo violin (1999, 1984, 2000, 1999)
 * 1) "Statement – Remembering Aaron"
 * 2) "Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi"
 * 3) "Rhapsodic Musings"
 * 4) "Fantasy – Remembering Roger"
 * Figment II for cello (2001)
 * Steep Steps for bass clarinet (2001)
 * Retracing for bassoon (2002)
 * HBHH for oboe (2007)
 * Figment III for contrabass (2007)
 * Figment IV for viola (2007)
 * Figment V for marimba (2009)
 * Retracing II for horn (2009)
 * Retracing III for trumpet (2009)
 * Retracing IV for tuba (2011)
 * Retracing V for trombone (2011)
 * Mnemosyné for violin (2011)
 * Figment VI for oboe (2011)