Morton Feldman Says: Selected Interviews and Lectures, 1964-1987

Villars, Chris; Claren, Sebastian; et al

ISBN 10: 0907259316 / ISBN 13: 9780907259312

Verlag: Hyphen Press, 2006

Beschreibung

Paperback in jacket. Jacket soiled. Binding tight, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2006 Trade Paperback. 303, [1] pp. Alongside John Cage and Edgar Varese, Morton Feldman is regarded by many as one of the foremost American composers of the twentieth century. Evidence of his lifelong passion for music can be found in the numerous interviews and lectures he gave about his life and work. But despite his reputationand creative output, very little has been published on this charismatic ?gure. In Morton Feldman Says, editor Chris Villars has collected two decades of interviews, many available here for the ?rst time, illustrating Feldman's creative process and his wide range of cultural interests and references,especially to visual art. Morton Feldman Says contains the ?rst English translation of Sebastian Claren's biographical notes as well as conversations with Gavin Bryars, Kevin Volans, and Walter Zimmermann, as well as transcriptions of two of Feldman's lectures, held in Toronto (1982) and Johannesburg (1983). Score examples, a Feldman chronology by Sebastian Claren, bibliography, notes on contributors, and index follow text. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2349099

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Titel: Morton Feldman Says: Selected Interviews and...

Verlag: Hyphen Press

Erscheinungsdatum: 2006

Einband: Trade Paperback

Zustand: Very Good

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Alongside John Cage and Edgar Varese, Morton Feldman is regarded by many as one of the foremost American composers of the twentieth century. Evidence of his lifelong passion for music can be found in the numerous interviews and lectures he gave about his life and work. But despite his reputationand creative output, very little has been published on this charismatic ?gure. In Morton Feldman Says, editor Chris Villars has collected two decades of interviews, many available here for the ?rst time, illustrating Feldman's creative process and his wide range of cultural interests and references,especially to visual art. Morton Feldman Says contains the ?rst English translation of Sebastian Claren's biographical notes as well as conversations with Gavin Bryars, Kevin Volans, and Walter Zimmermann, as well as transcriptions of two of Feldman's lectures, held in Toronto (1982) andJohannesburg (1983).

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Chris Villars was one of the founding editors of the contemporary music magazine Contact.