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Morton Feldman

American composer (1926-1987) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 61

Morton Feldman was an American composer. A major figure in 20th-century classical music, Feldman was an important exponent of indeterminacy in music, a development associated with the experimental New York School of composers also including John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown.

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Awards

Arts and Letters Award in Music1970
Guggenheim Fellowship1966

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Feldman's works are characterized by notational innovations that he developed to create his characteristic sound: rhythms that seem to be free and floating, pitch shadings that seem softly unfocused, a generally quiet and slowly evolving music, and recurring asymmetric patterns. His later works, after 1977, also explore extremes of duration.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 1987 · aged 61

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