Morton Feldman

    Morton Feldman
Field Information
Full Name Morton Feldman
Date of Birth 12 January 1926
Place of Birth New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death 03 September 1987
Place of Death Buffalo, New York, United States
Citizenship / Country of Residence United States
Education Studied with Stefan Wolpe and Wallingford Riegger, Attended New York University
Profession Composer
Years of Activity c. 1943 - 1987
Brief Information Morton Feldman was associated with the New York School of composers alongside figures like John Cage and Christian Wolff. He developed experimental approaches to musical notation and sound organization through indeterminate procedures. Later works employed extended durations and explored subtle variations in softly articulated timbres.