tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post4468529609278152123..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: The Case of Morton FeldmanBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-73021655314969453502019-02-03T11:31:18.548-06:002019-02-03T11:31:18.548-06:00Hi Fernando and welcome to the Music Salon. "...Hi Fernando and welcome to the Music Salon. "Strange, illuminated and beautiful" is not a bad way to describe Morton Feldman's music.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-24563985529015627312019-02-03T11:02:41.577-06:002019-02-03T11:02:41.577-06:00iM A BAD WRITER FROM bUENOS aIRES, SO i'L LIMI...iM A BAD WRITER FROM bUENOS aIRES, SO i'L LIMIT MYSELF TO SAY THAT FELDMAN IS THE MAN AND THAT HE KICKS ASS AND HIS MUSIC IS STRANGE, ILLUMINATED, AND BEAUTIFUL. IF I EVER GET THE CHANCE TO LEARN NOTATION, I'L WRITE DOWN AND MAKE MY OWN MUSIC IN A PROPER WAY.<br />THANKS FOR THE POST, CHEERS!Fernando Christian Rodriguez Beselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102059514727832873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-62520631319275513612016-01-29T10:27:52.895-06:002016-01-29T10:27:52.895-06:00No, there is no indeterminacy in this piece, he mo...No, there is no indeterminacy in this piece, he moved away from that in 1970.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-11757130297402674002016-01-29T07:18:51.427-06:002016-01-29T07:18:51.427-06:00The most beautiful music is near the end where you...The most beautiful music is near the end where you will hear an actual lovely melody.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-18181365807218416042016-01-28T22:19:44.956-06:002016-01-28T22:19:44.956-06:00So Rothko Chapel is from 1971; have gotten around ...So <i>Rothko Chapel</i> is from 1971; have gotten around to listening tonight at last, well, in fifteen minutes. Am I hearing indeterminacy mostly, not so much, not at all? Heard the opening bars earlier and it certainly begins pleasantly enough. I suppose I ought to listen to some of the early indubitably indeterminate music. Marc in Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331547981498637474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-42622740240430106612016-01-28T06:56:53.966-06:002016-01-28T06:56:53.966-06:00Oh, for sure. I wasn't aware of much in the wa...Oh, for sure. I wasn't aware of much in the way of polemics coming from Feldman--what did you have in mind?Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-19714703890518133442016-01-26T15:19:06.120-06:002016-01-26T15:19:06.120-06:00I find some of his music gorgeous, but you have to...I find some of his music gorgeous, but you have to be in the mood. The polemics, not so much.Ken F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08296737421194767997noreply@blogger.com