Any professional knows that the flute and the piano is a boring combination. All you've got to arrive at is a kind of typical gestural crap, right? You might agree, though you wouldn't call it gestural crap. Morton Feldman agreearrivebore share on social
The most interesting aspect for me, composing exclusively with patterns, is that there is not one organizational procedure more advantageous than another, perhaps because no one pattern ever takes precedence over the others. Morton Feldman advantageousaspectcompose share on social
No one has the Houdini school of composition. Morton Feldman compositionhoudinischool Change image and share on social
I've been living with the minor second all my life and I finally found a way to handle it. Morton Feldman finallyfindhandle Change image and share on social
I was once married to a woman who could eat anything and tell you what was in it: the most complicated recipes. Her memory of taste - now that's what I call memory! Morton Feldman callcomplicateeat Change image and share on social
For me it's the instrument. If I want to think of a flute and the state of the arts I hear a vibrato; I don't know what a flute is unless the person plays it for me. Morton Feldman artflutehear Change image and share on social
I never feel that my music is sparse or minimalist; the way fat people never really think they're fat. I certainly don't consider myself minimalist at all. Morton Feldman fatfeelminimalist Change image and share on social
Since music has never had a Rembrandt, we have remained nothing more than musicians. Morton Feldman musicmusicianremain Change image and share on social
If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost. Morton Feldman informationlistenlose Change image and share on social
I want to give my compliments to Australia. Ever since your government paid a few million dollars for a Jackson Pollack painting, I figure that it must be a marvellous country. Morton Feldman australiacomplimentcountry Change image and share on social