January 12 - Morton Feldman (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Morton Feldman (January 12, 1926 – September 3, 1987) was an influential American experimental composer.

[For last years very short verse on Morton Feldman click here.] 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Queries: An Extended Limerick 

Feldman is never thematic,

And seldom, if ever, dramatic.

Are sparsely filled pages

Ordained for the ages?

Are musical riches

Infused in those pitches?

Does value increase 

With the length of the piece?

Is anti-rhetorical

A new kind of oracle?

Or is it just quiet and static?

 

 

 

 

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