It's more vivid...Carter makes important point about contemporary music reflecting contemporary life. One can listen to Mozart. One won't feel the rush of a subway car passing while you stand on the platform. However, one might feel that literal rush listening to Carter, at least the work after his first pieces.
There was a film in 1977 titled, "Nadia Boulanger: Mademoiselle" I have found it on amazon.com and I imagine that it can be found on other retail sites as well. Clips of it have been posted on youtube if you type in "Nadia Boulanger teaching" Hope this is helpful!
les quatuors fabuleux de carter me rappellent ceux de schoenberg , carter poursuit l école de vienne par ses compositions minimalistes , épurées , il reste tant à découvrir des travaux de carter comme avec berg , webern , bartok ,
more like the way we live. piston.Boulez certainly sounds like now way back in 48 with his 2nd sonata.it is a shame more people dont feel when they look at contemp architecture,paining and music.if they did they would understand more.