Following the completion of the music for pollock in may of 1951, feldman began two more intersections. But he wasnt, he was a composer and he produced some of the most profound music of the 20th century. But feldmans certainty about orchestral sonority, how he needs an orchestra to sound, is already. Deceptive cadence if youve never heard for bunita marcus, pianist marcandre hamelin predicts itll be either the most aggravating thing youve. Morton feldman voice, violin and piano classical archives. There are only few analysis of morton feldmans 19261987 music, especially for his last phase hanninen 2004a, p. Paradoxically its called three voices, for the soprano soloist is accompanied by. Nov 12, 2012 a guide to morton feldmans music dont be daunted by his fivehourlong string quartet feldman offers a truly intimate encounter with the substance of sound tom service. Morton feldman s avantgarde minimalism is not the avantgarde of cagexenakis where anything is music up to the point of meaninglessness, nor the minimalism of glassreich where a motif is neurotically repeated ad nauseam.
Looking through feldmans body of work, its striking how many vocal pieces he wrote. By playing from his handwritten scores, i feel a stronger connection to feldman as a composer. Morton feldman and the shape of time by louis goldstein. Morton feldman january 12, 1926 september 3, 1987 was an american composer a major figure in 20thcentury music, feldman was a pioneer of indeterminate music, a development associated with the experimental new york school of composers also including john cage, christian wolff, and earle brown. Time, by feldman, is never an a priori of musical writing. Afterwards, they realised that the piece was sibeliuss 4 th symphony. June 18, 20 from the sweet melodies by bach to the quiet sound world of morton feldman, sample three fascinating new. Sort this list by work type, instrumentation, composer, and more. All three of these pieces feature various aspects of graphic notation. Morton feldman s three voices as interpretation and elegy. Spontaneity, intimacy, and friendship in morton feldmans. The mix should be between personal stories and highly intellectual reflections on matters of composition and sounds. Christmas is coming round for 3 voices sheet music for choir.
This includes works originally scored for three voices of unspecified range and organ. As the voice twists and turns, rises and falls, folding on itself in complicated repetitions and variations, we are conscious both of the intricacy of the patternmaking and the. American composer morton feldman would have turned 90 today. Composed in 1953, this is the last of the intermission series. John zorns tzadik label issues what it claims to be the definitive recording of avantgarde neoclassical composer morton feldmans infinitely nuanced 1981 composition patterns in a chromatic. A major figure in 20thcentury music, feldman was a pioneer of indeterminate music, a development associated with the experimental new york school of composers also including john cage, christian wolff, and earle brown. Feldmans moral of the story, perennially relevant, was.
Intersection 2 for piano solo first performed by tudor, and the. Voice, violin and piano play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. He could easily have been mistaken for a lorry driver or a motor mechanic. Apr 17, 2018 classical music for relaxation, music for stress relief, relax music, bach, de044 duration. Morton feldman january 12, 1926 september 3, 1987 was an american composer. Morton feldman download free sheet music and scores. Morton feldman born january 12, 1926, died september 3, 1987 was an american composer. Feldman s writing down of the music was by all accounts a critical part of his way of working. After completing intersection 1 in february, feldman continued composing both graph and conventionally notated works, including the soundtrack to namuths jackson pollock painting. Here, we will concentrate on violin and string quartet, which is part of. Universal edition receives german music edition award best edition for gustav mahlers titan adieu a special event with composer david ianni in honour of. The range of pieces presented here depict very many different types of quietness from the delicate sounds of piano three hands and piano four hands to the massed complexities of two pieces for three pianos.
The people who you think are radicals might really be conservatives. A guide to morton feldmans music music the guardian. Intersection 2, composed in 1951, is one of the two scores copied by. Notes on for philip guston by morton feldman robert worby. The list below includes all pages in the category for 3 voices, organ. In the 1950s, much more influenced by abstract expressionist painters than by other composers, he began using a method of graphic notation. The computer typesetting gives the score a coldness, regularity, certainty, and sense of inevitability that contradicts the musics true nature. In the 1950s, much more influenced by abstract expressionist painters than by other composers, he began using a method of graphic notation that included. See also for voice, organ, for voices, organ, for 2 voices, organ, for 4 voices, organ, for 3 voices, piano, scores featuring the voice. As is so often the case in feldmans music, chords and melodic fragments hover like shrouded forms, surrounded by thick silence.
It begins and, oddly enough, ends with the title composition, a brief but exquisite solo voice setting of a poem by rilke composed in 1947 when feldman was only 21. Three early scores open the cd a realization of his graphic score intersection i 1951, then structures 196062 and on time and the instrumental factor 1969, both pieces fixing pitches but leaving their duration to performer discretion. If they represented two voices they would be on separate stems, and we would be seeing three voices on the line. Ue now digital product printed product morton feldman. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Throughout this piece the instruments or voices share common pitch material. Morton feldmans avantgarde minimalism is not the avantgarde of cagexenakis where anything is music up to the point of meaninglessness, nor the minimalism of glassreich where a motif is neurotically repeated ad nauseam. The idea of morton feldman says is to turn feldmans talks into a score. Claron mcfadden sop, charles van tassel bassbar, the barton workshop, james fulkerson tbn 71 minutes. A guide to morton feldmans music dont be daunted by his fivehourlong string quartet feldman offers a truly intimate encounter with the substance of sound tom service.
Feldman, a contemporary of john cage, wrote compositions. He is best known for his instrumental pieces which are frequently written for unusual groups of instruments, feature isolated, carefully chosen, predominantly quiet sounds, and are often very long. This recording attempts the reverse process to bring his choral works the previously unrecorded chorus and instruments, voices and instruments 1, voices and instruments. Photograph of morton feldman at piano, with creative associates julius. Morton feldman and thomas moore, morton feldman in conversation with thomas moore, 9 november 1983, in morton feldman says,18182, 181. Jan 12, 2016 a long, slow crescendo led feldman to leap to his feet to prevent the host from turning off the music. June 18, 20 from the sweet melodies by bach to the quiet sound world of morton feldman, sample three fascinating new albums by todays top. Three live performers couldnt help noting the fact that these fermatas are exactly in line with chords in the other parts, but following this suggestion would be a mistake. The poet frank ohara wrote a poem called wind, which he dedicated to composer morton feldman. He wrote all chords simultaneously because of the weight of the three instruments used, and he frequently employed octave doublings, and thinned and thickened sounds. Three voices for mezzo soprano and tape or for 3 voices.
Quietness in feldmans piano music is a performance instruction which is everything to do with touch and the desire to really hear. If youre interested in exploring some of my recordings, the newest is spilled out from tangles, an album of solo works written for me by lawrence dunn, sivan eldar, nomi epstein and lisa illean released on hcr on 24 april. Three voices for mezzo soprano and tape or for 3 voices ue21409. Classical music for relaxation, music for stress relief, relax music, bach, de044 duration. You can watch a video of me in my pyjamas here talking about the album, i hasten to add i also feature on two recent composer portrait discs. Looking for a missa brevis for three voices musicasacra. I was reminded of feldman recently while reading how to write about contemporary art.
The following essay was first published in perspectives on american music since 1950, edited by james r. The king of denmark features a gridbased numeric notation system, where one grid equates to one unit of time. I cant reproduce it here for reasons, but you can get an idea of what it looks like from the photo on my post from 10 october 2010. Then if in the first measure the composer wanted the first voice to play a then e, and the second voice to play e then a, instead of the first voice playing a a and the second playing e e, then the first chord would be astemup and. Dear customers, we would like to inform you that due to the current situation concerning the novel corona virus, exit restrictions have been imposed in austria. Early and unknown piano works morton feldman petrina. Followe thy faire sunne 1962 for voice and chimes is unique to the music. His birthday is an opportunity to reflect on his legacy. Nov 10, 2010 ive been playing feldmans intermission 6 lately. Yellow brick cinema relaxing music recommended for you. It is a setting of fragments from the poem, wind, by frank ohara dedicated to morton feldman. The score should not have a coherent theme but should sample feldmans views on music, art, work, history, and life. The score is a single page with fifteen bits of music scattered across it.
Morton feldman voices and cello 1973 scorevideo youtube. Composed improvisation features a textbased event score, which was realized according to cages instructions, then recorded and transcribed. Feldmans greatest contribution is widely considered to be his late style, a series of gently abstract onemovement chamber music works. Morton feldman is best known as a pioneer of graphic notation. The first three pieces are early essays in composition. Feldman studied composition with wallingford riegger and stefan wolpe. Feldmans works are characterized by notational innovations.
Feldmans original intention was that a singer would perform one part while being accompanied by prerecordings of the two other parts. Morton feldman, american avantgarde composer associated with john cage. Morton feldman featuring tracks from only works for voice and instruments. He was strongly influenced by contemporary art, including works by mark rothko and jackson pollock, who were also friends. Feldman 3 voices for voice and tape universal edition. Still, the kyrie is surely simple enough and beautiful too for any choir, and there are several ways to fit it into a 333 format. Thats part of what he was trying to do, create a sense of absurdity, like samuel beckett.
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