外文書目
Alexander, J. Heywood. To Stretch Our Ears: A Documentary History of America’s Music. New York, NY: W. W. Norton, 2002.
Doering, William T. Elliott Carter: A Bio-bibliography. Worcestershire: Greenwood Press, 1993.
Link, John F. Elliott Carter: A Guide to Research. New York, NY: Routledge, 2000.
Packer, Renee Levine. This Life of Sounds: Evenings for New Music in Buffalo. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Schiff, David. The Music of Elliott Carter. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1998.
Stone, Else and Kurt Stone. The Writing of Elliott Carter: An American Composer Looks at Modern Music. Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1977.
Wierzbicki, James. American Composer: Elliott Carter. Urbana, Chicago and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, 2011.
属啟成(Satsuka, Keisei)。《作曲技法》。東京：音樂之友社，1957。
中文書目
朱宗慶。《擊樂作品演奏的探討》。台北：財團法人擊樂文教基金會，1998。
徐頌仁。《音樂演奏的實際探討》。台北：全音，2001。
浦勞特(Prout, Ebenezer)著，李孝賢譯。《應用曲式學》。台北：全音，1981。
菅原明朗(Sugahara, Meirou)著，李哲洋譯。《樂器圖解》。台北：全音，2002。
潘皇龍。《現代音樂的焦點》。台北：全音，1999。
＿＿＿。《讓我們來欣賞現代音樂》。台北：全音，1999。
彌赫爾斯(Michels, Ulrich)著，劉岠渭等譯。《音樂圖驥》。台北：小雅音樂，2006。
外文期刊
Adams, Daniel. “Surface Area Contrast as a Compositional Element in Elliott Carter’s Moto Perpetuo” Texas Southern University Research Journal, 3/1 (Aug., 1992): 12-16.
Larrick, Geary. “Focus on Performance－Symphonic Percussion: Metric Modulation” Percussive Notes, 27/1 (1974): 8-16.
________. “Eight Pieces for Four Timpani by Elliott Carter” Percussive Notes, 12/1 (1974): 12-15.
Seay, Albert. “Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (One Player)” Solo Instrumental Music, 26/3 (Mar., 1970): 623.
Williams, Jan. “Elliott Carter’s Eight Pieces for Four Timpani－The 1966 Revisions” Percussive Notes (Dec., 2000): 8-16.
Wilson, Patrick. “Focus on Timpani－Eight Pieces for Four Timpani” Percussive Notes (Oct., 1984): 63-65.
樂譜
Bartók, Béla. The Miraculous Mandarin. New York, NY: Boosey & Hawkes, 1955.
. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. NY: Boosey & Hawkes, 1939.
. Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion. London: Hawkes & Son, 1942.
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Eighth and Ninth Symphonies in Full Score. New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1976.
. Klavierkonzert Nr. 5. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, 1930 Ed.
. Violinkonzert. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, 1935 Ed.
Berlioz, Hector. Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie I, Band 1. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1900.
. Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie IV, Band 7. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1902.
Carter, Elliott. Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras. New York, NY: Associated Music, 1964.
. Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (one player). New York, NY: Associated Music, 1968.
. The String Quartets. New York, NY: Associated Music, 1998.
. Variations for Orchestra. New York, NY: Associated Music, 1993 Ed.
Gschwendtner, Hermann & Ulrich, Hans Jochen. Orchester-Probespiel, Pauke und Schlagzeug. Mainz: Schott, 1993.
Haydn, Joseph. Symphonie No.6 ‘Paukenschlag’ Leipzig: August Cranz, no date.
安倍圭子(Abe, Keiko)編。 《現代日本マリンバ曲集1》。東京：音樂之友社，1976。
學術論文
Landry, Brett Bernard. ‘The New Solo Timpanist: An Analysis of Selected Compositions from the 20th Century Featuring the Timpanist.’ M.A. Thesis, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
林昀珊。〈艾略特‧卡特「8首為四個定音鼓寫的作品」之分析與演奏詮釋〉。台北：國立台北教育大學音樂學系碩士論文，2009。張吟宇。〈當代常見的打擊樂記譜〉。台北：國立台北藝術大學管絃與擊樂研究所碩士論文，2005。陳宏岳。〈從歷史的發展來探討定音鼓的演進〉。台北：國立台北藝術大學管絃與擊樂研究所碩士論文，2008。陳廷銓。〈二十世紀敲擊樂記譜法之研究與探討〉。台北：天主教輔仁大學音樂研究所碩士論文，2005。楊鳳鳴。〈定音鼓樂器演變及在各時期管絃樂團地位發展之研究〉。台北：國立台灣師範大學音樂研究所碩士論文，1985。盧煥韋。〈打擊樂器的音色及其演奏方式〉。台北：國立台北藝術大學管絃與擊樂研究所碩士論文，2005。
盧煥韋。〈記譜法在擊樂作品中的應用與探討〉。台北：國立台北藝術大學音樂學系博士論文，2013。賴安棣。〈艾略特‧卡特「8首為四個定音鼓所寫的作品」作品五「即興」之分析與演奏詮釋〉。台北：天主教輔仁大學音樂研究所碩士論文，2005。有聲資料
Carter, Elliott. The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 4. Performed by Speculum, Susan Narucki & Daniel Druckman. Compact disc. BRIDGE 9111, New Rochelle, NY, 2001.
網路資料
作曲家Elliott Carter官網
<http://www.elliottcarter.com/ > (2015/06/06).
Elliott Carter - Wikipedia
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Carter> (2015/06/07)
Timpani - Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timpani> (2015/09/02)
Kozinn, Allan (Nov. 5, 2012). “Elliott Carter, Composer Who Decisively Snapped Tradition, Dies at 103.” New York Times, Nov. 5, 2012.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/arts/music/elliott-carter-avant-garde-composer-dies-at-103.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1> (2015/06/05).
Northcott, Bayan (Nov. 7, 2012). "Elliott Carter: Innovative composer hailed as one of the greatest of the 20th century." Independent, Nov. 7, 2012.
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Valdés, David (Dec. 10, 2010). “Timpani: German set-up.” Percusize Me! – Ideas on Percussion, Music, Art and Life, Blogspot
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