Morton Feldman Brought the Avant-Garde to the Classical Tradition
Source: Bandcamp Daily. Morton Feldman had an obstreperous personality, wore Coke-bottle glasses, smoked and drank—and was one of the most important composers of the 20th century. While he began in the company of the avant-garde,…
Source: Bandcamp Daily. Morton Feldman had an obstreperous personality, wore Coke-bottle glasses, smoked and drank—and was one of the most important composers of the 20th century. While he began in the company of the avant-garde, he ended up one of the greatest composers in the Western classical tradition. Feldman was close friends with John Cage—they met by chance at a concert in Carnegie Hall—and the other New York School composers, Earle Brown and Christian Wolff.
