1926–87 American composer Associated with Cage’s circle of musicians, Feldman was also strongly affected by the aesthetic of the abstract Expressionist painters in New York. His music displays a distrust of intellectual, rigorous systems of writing, exploring instead abstract forms and an instinctive approach to composition. He is well known for his graphic scores, such as his ...
and always crafted with poise. Recommended Recording: Cello Concerto ‘Tout un monde lointain’, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paris Orchestra (cond) Serge Baudo (EMI/Warner) Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Morton Feldman | Contemporary | Classical ...
1912–92 American composer Cage’s initial studies led to a devotion to Schoenberg and the new method of serialism, but this early fascination did not stay long in his music. In 1939 he composed First Construction (In Metal), which bases its structure on durations and not harmony. It was also around this time that Cage first began to use the prepared ...
b. 1944 English composer The influence of Cage and Feldman can be heard in Nyman’s creation of elastic, intuitive sound-worlds. 1–100 (1976) is simply a series of 100 chords descending through a circle of fourths. Nyman’s early music is full of allusions to and quotations from music of the past, in addition to the use of amplification and rhythms ...
rockier sound. Then came his move into the trailblazing, percussive sounds of Swordfishtrombones (1983) and the UK Top 30 Rain Dogs (1985), with superb cult musicians such as Victor Feldman (marimba), Marc Ribot (guitar) and Ralph Carney (saxophone). Waits developed a career in soundtracks, including Francis Ford Coppola’s One From The Heart (1981) with Crystal Gayle, and Jim ...
also a composer, the cellist Siegfried Palm (1927–2005) and the piano duo of Alfons (1932–2010) and Aloys (b. 1931) Kontarsky. Guests from the US included Edgard Varèse (1883–1965), Morton Feldman (1926–87) and, most notably, John Cage (1912–92), whose 1958 visit proved a vital catalyst for growing European interest in indeterminacy. Though the 1950s tend to be viewed as ...
The Pines of Rome and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Martin Scorsese’s 2010 film Shutter Island used an extensive compilation score of contemporary music by Ligeti, Penderecki, Cage, Feldman, Scelsi, Schnittke and others. ...
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