It appears to me that the subject of music, from Machaut to Boulez, has always been its construction. Melodies of 12-tone rows just don't happen. They must be constructed. ... To demonstrate any formal idea in music, whether structure or… — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
Music can imply the infinite if enough things depart from the norm far enough. Strange "abnormal" events can lead to the feeling that anything can happen, and you have a music with no boundaries. — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
The most interesting aspect for me, composing exclusively with patterns, is that there is not one organizational procedure more advantageous than another, perhaps because… — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
Art in relation to life is nothing more than a glove turned inside out. It seems to have the same shapes and contours, but… — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
Since music has never had a Rembrandt, we have remained nothing more than musicians. — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
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… — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
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… — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
For years I said if I could only find a comfortable chair I would rival Mozart. — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
Most music is metaphor, but Wolff is not. I am not metaphor either. Parable, maybe. Cage is sermon. — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
I want to give my compliments to Australia. Ever since your government paid a few million dollars for a Jackson Pollack painting, I figure… — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
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… — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost. — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
I've been living with the minor second all my life and I finally found a way to handle it. — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
