the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government 1998: Inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum 2005: The Thomas Jefferson Medal, awarded by the American Philosophical Society 2009: Received a Trustees Award (a lifetime achievement award given to non-performers) from the Grammy Awards. 2012: Named a Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur by the French government Significant works Orchestral Variations for Orchestra (1955) Concerto for Orchestra (1969) A Symphony of Three Orchestras (1976) Penthode (1985) Symphonia: sum fluxae pretium spei (1993–1996) Concertos Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras (1959–1961) Piano Concerto (1964–1965) Oboe Concerto (1986–1987) Violin Concerto (1990) Cello Concerto (2000) Interventions for Piano and Orchestra (2007) Voice and ensemble A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975) Syringa (1978) In Sleep, in Thunder (1981) Piano Piano Sonata (1945–46) Night Fantasies (1980) String quartets String Quartet No. 1 (1951) String Quartet No. 2 (1959) String Quartet No. 3 (1971) String Quartet No. 4 (1986) String Quartet No. 5 (1995) Chamber Cello Sonata (1948) Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord (1952) Duo for Violin and Piano (1974) Triple Duo (1983) ASKO Concerto (2000) Partial discography Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord; Sonata for Cello and Piano; Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano With Two Chamber Orchestras. Paul Jacobs, harpsichord; Joel Krosnick, cello; Gilbert Kalish, piano; The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg, cond. Elektra/Nonesuch 9 79183–2. String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2. The Composers Quartet. Elektra/Nonesuch 9 71249-2 Piano Concerto; Variations for Orchestra. Ursula Oppens, piano; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen, cond. New World Records, NW 347–2. Triple Duo; Clarinet Concerto; Short Pieces. Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Lorraine Vaillancourt, cond. ATMA Classique, ACD2 2280. Complete Music for Piano. Charles Rosen, piano. Bridge 9090. Vocal Works (1975–81): A Mirror on Which to Dwell; In Sleep, In Thunder; Syringa; Three Poems of Robert Frost. Speculum Musicae with Katherine Ciesinki, mezzo; Jon Garrison, tenor; Jan Opalach, bass; Christine Schadeberg, soprano. Bridge, BCD 9014. Dialogues; Boston Concerto; Cello Concerto; ASKO Concerto. Nicolas Hodges, piano; Fred Sherry, cello; London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, ASKO Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, cond. Bridge 9184. Notable students References Sources Further reading Capuzzo, Guy. Elliott Carter's 'What Next?': Communication, Cooperation, Separation. Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 2012. . Coulembier, Klaas. 2016. "Static Structure, Dynamic Form: An Analysis of Elliott Carter's Concerto for Orchestra". Perspectives of New Music 54, no. 1 (Winter): 97–136. Doering,