"On the opposite end of the spectrum is Elliott Carter. He intentionally tried to avoid repetition in his works." Yes, exactly ! That is why Elliott`s work sou

"On the opposite end of the spectrum is Elliott Carter. He intentionally tried to avoid repetition in his works." Yes, exactly ! That is why Elliott`s work sound like instruments talking to one another, like 4 instruments talking to each other with emotions & expressions each instrument having a specific character. On the other hand generally we perceive some degree to repeatability as music.