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
To me, I took a militant attitude towards sounds. I wanted sounds to be a metaphor, that they could be as free as a human being might be free. That was my idea about sound. It still is, that they… — 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
