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Morton Feldman (January 12, 1926 – September 3, 1987) was an American composer. A major figure in 20th-century classical music, Feldman was a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, a development associated with the experimental New York School of composers also including John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown.
Morton Feldman (born Jan. 12, 1926, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Sept. 3, 1987, Buffalo, N.Y.) was an American avant-garde composer associated with John Cage. Feldman studied composition with Wallingford Riegger and Stefan Wolpe.
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Jun 11, 2006 · Morton Feldman was a big, brusque Jewish guy from Woodside, Queens—the son of a manufacturer of children’s coats. He worked in the family business until he was forty-four years...
Sep 4, 2017 · Turn It Down: Morton Feldman's Silent Revolution. Composer Morton Feldman at the piano, ca. 1963. The intrepid pianist Marc-André Hamelin has a reputation for embracing the toughest,...
- Tom Huizenga
Sep 22, 2015 · A personal account of the experience of listening to Feldman's music, a composer who relied on his instincts and created slow and soft pieces that elude analysis. The author describes the stages of adjustment, from confusion to calm, and the spiritual sense of being in tune with the music.
- Ivan Ilić
May 9, 2018 · Learn about Morton Feldman, a composer of still, tranquil music that defied traditional notation and genre. Explore his life, influences, works, and legacy in this comprehensive article.
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Sep 4, 1987 · Morton Feldman, one of the century's most important experimental composers and a truer minimalist than many so labeled, died of pancreatic cancer early yesterday at Buffalo General Hospital.
