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[Specified item], Morton Feldman Papers, 1950-1999, Music Library, The State University of New York at Buffalo.
Acquisition InformationThe bulk of the material was received as a gift from Barbara Monk Feldman in 1992. Additional photographs were donated by William M. Colleran. Some clippings and programs were added by Music Library staff subsequent to the receipt of the collection.
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CopyrightCopyright for the materials in the collection does not reside with the Music Library. Therefore, patrons wishing to publish any item, or part of an item from this collection for any purpose, are responsible for securing requisite permissions.
Processing InformationInitial processing by Brian K. Ross, 1993. Reprocessed by John Bewley, Summer 2000.
Accruals and AdditionsNo further accruals are expected to this collection.
Composer Morton Feldman (1926-1987) was best known for his association with the New York School of experimentalist musicians, including composers John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown, and pianist David Tudor. In addition to composing approximately 150 works, Feldman also wrote more than three dozen articles about various aspects of music and art.
Feldman was a member of the music department faculty at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1972-1987. During those years he served as Slee Professor of Music 1972-1973, Edgar Varèse Professor 1975-1987, and Director of the Center of the Creative and Performing Arts, 1976-1980. He was also responsible for creating the June in Buffalo festival of contemporary music in 1975.
The Morton Feldman Papers consist predominantly of secondary materials, including eight boxes of programs and clippings, two boxes of Feldman's published writings, and another box of writings for or about Feldman. Other than a small number of musical fragments, it contains none of Feldman's scores, printed or manuscript.
There are two prose manuscripts and six typescripts by Feldman in the collection. These are primarily brief (the longest is 5 leaves) and fragmentary in nature. Feldman's published writings are represented by thirty-two articles in the collection. The list includes articles translated into German, Swedish, Italian, and French. Eighteen interviews and conversations with Feldman are also included in the collection, almost all of them available in published versions.
The correspondence in the Morton Feldman Papers reveals little of a personal nature about Feldman. The letters in the fifty-three folders of General Correspondence include letters of appreciation from students, invitations to appear at functions, letters regarding details of upcoming events, and letters of thanks from presenters of concerts and lectures.
There are only three letters from Feldman included in the General Correspondence. They are filed by name of the addressee. One of these, a photocopy of a letter sent to soprano Joan La Barbara along with the score of Feldman's composition Three Voices, is perhaps the only letter in the collection with any musical content. Feldman's other two letters were to University at Buffalo colleagues, James Coover and Maria Runfola.
There are an additional eleven folders of correspondence related to awards received by Feldman, commissions, contracts for appearances, and royalty statements. Feldman served as a consultant for the Mark Rothko Foundation's Mark Rothko Fund, which granted funds to older artists, writers, and musicians. Correspondence received from applicants with backgrounds in music was sent to Feldman for his recommendation. The correspondence is addressed to the treasurer of the foundation, Bernard J. Reis.
There are more than five hundred programs and announcements in the collection and approximately four hundred clippings and reviews. Together these provide substantial documentation of Feldman's career and the critical reception of his music. The collection of sixty-one photographs contains candid snapshots, as well as some formal portraits of Feldman taken while he was at Darmstadt in 1986.
The principal collection of material related to the life and career of Morton Feldman is located at the Paul Sacher Stiftung in Basel, Switzerland.
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I. Personal documents,
1961-1985
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| 1 | 1 | Vita, circa 1970 |
| 1 | 2 | Vita, 1985 |
| 1 | 3 | Travel vouchers, June 1981 |
| 1 | 4 | Voter registration card, New York City, 1961 |
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II. Manuscripts and typescripts,
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1950-1985 Folders 5-16 |
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Musical and prose manuscripts and typescripts. |
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| Two manuscript and six typescript writings by Feldman, chiefly fragmentary. A transcription of all the writings, with the exception of one typescript, is included. | ||
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| 1 | 5 |
Manuscript 1:
Piano and Voices II was written ...,
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Title from first line of text.
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| 1 | 6 |
Manuscript 2:
The first enthusiastic mention of G.S. [Giacinto Scelsi]
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Title from first line of text.
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Published In It Is, 1958.
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| 1 | 8 |
Typescript 2:
I can't say that in terms of fame ...,
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Title from first line of text, which begins on p. 2.
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First line of text: "I am writing this at mid-career ..."
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Typescript 5:
This is not in the nature of an apology ...,
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Title from first line of text.
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| 1 | 13 |
Transcriptions by Sebastian Claren of all but
Typescript 1 above
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| 1 | 14 |
Quotations from Hart Crane and Rameau in Feldman's
hand
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| 1 | 15 |
Typescript and manuscript Ph.D. examination questions
for four students at the State University of New York at Buffalo
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| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 1 | 16a |
Unheard footfalls only sound,
undated
1 leaf |
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Sketch for what became a section of Feldman's composition,
Neither.
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Includes 1 reproduction on heavier paper. |
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| 1 | 16b |
Untitled graphically-notated score fragment for
"Brass, Woodwinds and Metal",
undated
1 leaf |
| 1 | 16c |
Untitled sketches: Side A: dated Sept. 7/56;
single-line melody. Side B: two staves, d minor triad arpeggio repeated in left
hand,
1956
1 leaf music paper with music on both sides, in pencil |
| 1 | 16d |
Followe Thy Faire Sunne, for
voice and chimes,
1962
1 leaf, in pencil |
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Text by Thomas Campion.
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Unpublished work; Fair copy in Paul Sacher Stiftung has
slightly different ending.
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| 1 | 16e |
Untitled pencil manuscript, possibly for violin and
piano
1957
1 leaf |
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On verso: handwritten information about "All Feldman
concert, Jan. 1, 1957 Projections, Intersections".
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III. Printed articles by Morton Feldman,
1951-1997
Folders 17-53 |
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The folders are alphabetically arranged by article title. Where an article appears in a foreign translation, it is filed under the English title, followed by the language of the translation. Additional program notes written by Feldman can be found in Series VIII, Programs and Announcements. |
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| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 1 | 17 | “After Modernism”, February 1967 |
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Published In Six Painters: Mondrian, Guston, Kline, De
Kooning, Pollock, Rothko : Houston, Texas, February-April 1967 ,
University of St. Thomas Art Department: 14-22
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| 1 | 18 | “Anxiety of Art”, 1973 |
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Published In Art in America, v. 61, n. 5
(September-October 1973): 88-93
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| 2 | 50 |
Uniform title: Anxiety of Art. German “Angst vor der Kunst”, 1997 |
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Published In Gütersloh '97 : für Morton Feldman
[program book]: 29-34. The program book also contains Feldman's
articles:
“Strawinsky” and
“Über Stefan Wolpe”.
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Uniform title: Anxiety of Art. Swedish “Konstens ängslan”, 1968-1969 |
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Published In Nutida Musik, v. 12, n. 3
(1968/69): 36-41
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| 1 | 20 | “Between categories”, 1973 |
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Published In Mundus Artium, v. 6, n. 1 (1973):
p. 94-98
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| 1 | 21 |
Uniform title: Between categories. French “Entre des catégories”, 1970 |
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Published In Musique en jeu, v. 1? 1970?:
22-26
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| 1 | 22 |
Uniform title: Between categories. Swedish “Mellan kategorierna”, 1968-1969 |
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Published In Nutida Musik, v. 12, n. 4
(1968/69): 25-27
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| 1 | 23 | “Boola Boola”, 1966-1967 |
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Published In Composer (Composers Guild of
Britain), n. 22 (Winter 1966/67): 13-16
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| 1 | 24 | Contemporary Music Catalogue, August 12, 1975 |
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Edition Peters, 1975. p. 32.
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Facsimile of one paragraph holograph of Feldman's stating why
he no longer wrote about music.
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| 1 | 25 | “Crippled symmetry”, 1981 |
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Published In Res, 2 (Autumn 1981): 91-103
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| 1 | 26 | “Earle Brown”, 1966 |
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Universal Edition pamphlet, 1 page.
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| 1 | 27 | “Essay [on Philip Guston]”, 1980 |
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Published In Philip Guston, 1980: the last works :
organized by the Phillips Collection: 5-8
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| 1 | 28 |
Uniform title: Essay [on Philip Guston]. German “Essay”, 1996 |
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Published In Morton Feldman zum 70. Geburtstag: For
Philip Guston : Sonntag, 21. Januar 1996 in der Berlinischen Galerie,
Martin-Gropius-Bau: 16-20
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Includes articles about Feldman.
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| 2 | 29 |
Uniform title: False relationships (Swedish) , 1969-1970 |
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Published In Nutida Musik, v. 13, n. 2
(1969/70): 16 (1 paragraph)
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| 2 | 30 | “In Memoriam: Edgard Varèse (1883-1965)”, 1966 |
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Published In Perspectives of New Music, v. 4,
n. 2 (Spring-Summer 1966): 12
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| 2 | 31 |
Uniform title: In Memoriam: Edgard Varèse (1883-1965).
German , 1988 |
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Published In Positionen der Moderne: Drei Konzerte,
Berlinische Galerie, Museum für Moderne Künst, Photographie und Architektur:
12., 13. und 14. Februar 1988, Martin-Gropius-Bau: 13
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| 2 | 46 |
Uniform title: In Memoriam: Edgard Varèse (1883-1965).
Swedish , 1967-1968 |
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Published In Nutida Musik, v. 11, n. 5-6
(1967/68): 46-47. The issue also contains Feldman's article,
“Varken eller” (
“Neither - Nor. Swedish”
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| 2 | 32 | Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 1986: Komponistenforum Morton Feldman, 24. 7. 1986 |
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Lecture, parts missing. Transcription by Sebastian Claren,
1993. 10 p.
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| 2 | 33 | “John de Menil (1904-1973) ”, 1973 |
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Published In Art in America, v. 61, n. 6
(Nov.-Dec. 1973): 41
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| 2 | 34 | June in Buffalo lecture, Tuesday 17 June 1986 |
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Beginning of lecture missing. Transcription by Sebastian
Claren, 1993. 11 p.
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| 2 | 35 | Letter to the editor of Art News, April 1954 |
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Published In Art News, v. 53, n. 2 (April
1954): 6. One paragraph and editor's response.
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| 2 | 36 | “A Life without Bach or Beethoven ”, 1964 |
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Published In Listen: a music monthly (May-June
1964): 14
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| 2 | 37 |
Uniform title: Life without Bach or Beethoven.
Italian “Una vita senza Bach e Beethoven ”, 1969 |
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Published In Lo Spettatore Musicale (March
1969): 2-4
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| 2 | 38 | Liner notes written for Time/Life recording, Feldman/Brown (58007/S), 1963. 1962 |
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Published In Kulchur, v. 2, n. 6 (Summer
1962): 57-60
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| 2 | 39 | “Marginal Intersection (1951), Intersection 2 (1951), Intermission 6 (for one or two pianos)[brief program notes followed by graphically notated scores.]”, 1963 |
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Published In Kulchur, v. 3, n. 11 (Autumn
1963): p. 33-36
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| 2 | 40 | Middelburg lecture July 2, 1985 |
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Published In The First Middelburg lecture.
"The present text is an edited and annotated transcription of a lecture given
by Morton Feldman on Tuesday, July 2, 1985 at De Kloveniersdoelen, Middelburg,
The Netherlands." Edited and annotated by Paul van Emmerik, Vincent Gasseling
and Michael Nieuwenhuizen. Photocopy from unidentified source: 5-12.
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| 2 | 41 | Middelburg lecture July 2, 1987 |
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Feldman lecture (in English). Transcription of a lecture and
question/answer period with audience at Middelburg Festival Nieuwe Muziek, July
2, 1987. Edited by Michael Nieuwenhuizen, Vincent Gasseling and Paul van
Emmerik. Published in:
Morton Feldman retrospectieff :
Programmaboek : Voices an instruments : 22 tot en met 27 Januari 1991,
Groningen: 13-21
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| 2 | 42 | Middelburg lecture July 2, 1987 |
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"The text printed below is an excerpt (a lecture given by
Feldman on Thursday morning, July 2, 1987 in De Kloveniersdoelen, Middelburg,
The Netherlands) of the complete lectures given by Feldman during his
masterclasses as part of the Festival Nieuwe Muziek in 1985, 1986, and 1987,
transcribed, edited and annotated by Paul van Emmerik, Vincent Gasseling and
Michael Nieuwenhuizen and to be published by Stichtung Nieuwe Muziek Zeeland in
1988." 12 p.
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| 2 | 43 | “Mr. Schuller's History Lesson: [Review of concert at Carnegie Hall, Nov. 9, 1962, conducted by Gunther Schuller]”, 1963 |
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Published In Kulchur, v. 3, n. 9 (Spring
1963): 88-89
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| 2 | 44 | “Morton Feldman über Morton Feldman”, 1989 |
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Program notes for May 31, 1989 concert at the Ballhaus
Naunystrasse, Berlin. p. [4] (approximately 4 paragraphs long)
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Note: Contains facsimile reproduction of the manuscript score
of Feldman's Trio for Flutes (March 5, 1972)
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| 2 | 45 |
Uniform title: Neither - Nor. German “Weder/Noch”, (1968) |
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Published In Dialog : Musik : Vier Konzerte in der
Berlinischen Galerie : Museum für Moderne Künst, Photographie und Architektur :
1. bis 3. Dezember 1989, Martin-Gropius-Bau: 42-44
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| 2 | 46 |
Uniform title: Neither - Nor. Swedish “Varken eller”, 1967-1968 |
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Published In Nutida Musik, v. 11, n. 5/6
(1967/68): 45-46. Issue also contains Feldman's article,
Uniform title: In Memoriam: Edgard Varèse (1883-1965).
Swedish
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| 2 | 47 | “4 musicians at work: Morton Feldman. [Projections and Intersections] ”, 1952 |
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Published In Trans Formation, v. 1, n. 3
(1952): 168
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| 2 | 48 | “Some Elementary Questions”, 1967 |
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Published In Art in America, v. 66, n. 2 (April
1967): 54-55
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| 2 | 49 | “Sound, noise, Varèse and Boulez”, 1958 |
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Published In It is, n. 2 (Autumn 1958): 46
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| 2 | 50 | “Strawinsky”, 1997 |
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Published In Gütersloh '97 : für Morton Feldman
[program book]: 14-16. The program book also contains Feldman's articles:
“Angst vor der Kunst” and
“Über Stefan Wolpe”.
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| 2 | 51 | “Swallows of Salangan program notes”, undated |
| 2 | 52 | “Twelve tone tech[n]ique in Varèse's Déserts: ” Thurs. 26, Feb. 1981, CalArts |
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Lecture. Transcription by Sebastian Claren, 1993. 14 p.
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| 2 | 50 | “über Stefan Wolpe ”, 1997 |
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Published In Gütersloh '97 : für Morton Feldman
[program book]: 21. The program book also contains Feldman's articles:
“Angst vor der Kunst” and
“Strawinsky”.
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| 2 | 53 | “Vertical thoughts”, 1963 |
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Published In Kulchur, v. 3, n. 11 (Autumn
1963): p. 37-38
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IV. Feldman interviews and conversations,
1964-1987
Folders 54-71 |
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Transcriptions of seventeen interviews or conversations with Morton Feldman. |
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The folders are alphabetically arranged by name of the interviewer and then alphabetically by title. |
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| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 3 | 54 |
Ashley,
Robert Part of an interview with Morton Feldman, August, 1964 |
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In Kulchur, v. 5, n. 18 (Summer
1965): p. 20-24.
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| 3 | 55 |
Beckett, Alan Feldman/Beckett, 1966 15 typescript leaves |
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Published as "Morton Feldman" In The International Times, v. 3
(Nov. 14-27, 1966); also In Some of IT, edited by David
Mairowitz, London: Knullar, 1969. , v. 5, n. 18 (Summer 1965): p. 20-24.
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| 3 | 56 |
Borradori, Giovanni Una liaison tra Webern e Cage: conversazione con Morton Feldman, April 1986 |
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In Musica/Realtà, anno 7, n. 19
(April 1986): 53-66
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| 3 | 57 |
Bortolotto, Mario Intervista con Morton Feldman, January 1969 |
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In Lo Spettatore Musicale (January
24?, 1969): 10-13
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| 3 | 58 |
Cage, John Conversation with Morton Feldman, 1983 |
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In Res, 6 (Autumn 1983): 113-135
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| 3 | 59 |
Cage, John John Cage-Morton Feldman : a radio conversation broadcast in New York, introduced by Michael Chanan, 1967 |
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In Circuit 4, v. 2, n. 6
(Spring-Summer 1967): 3-11
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| 3 | 60 |
Cage, John John Cage und Morton Feldman ... tief in Gedanken: Radiogespräch vom 9 July 1966 |
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In Gütersloh '95/96: Morton Feldman, Kazuo
Fukushima, Walter Zimmermann Portraits : Drei Kammerkonzerte im Theater der
Stadt Gütersloh: 8-14. First printed In Musiktexte 45 (1992)
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Includes articles about Feldman. |
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| 3 | 61 |
Dwyer, John I met Heine on the Rue Furstenburg, 23 April 1973 |
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In Buffalo Evening News, Saturday
April 21, 1973: B6
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Feldman in conversation with John Dwyer. |
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| 3 | 62 |
Frost, Everett Interview with Morton Feldman, 10 March 1987: after recording Beckett, Words and Music. 10 pages |
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Transcription copyrighted by Sebastian Claren, 1993.
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| 3 | 63 |
Griffiths, Paul “Morton Feldman talks to Paul Griffiths”, August 1972 |
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In The Musical Times, v. 113, n.
1554 (August 1972): 758-759
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| 3 | 64 |
Laycock,
Jolyon, and
David
Charlton “An interview with Morton Feldman at Nottingham University”, May 1966 |
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In
Opus 2, v. 1, n. 6? (Spring
1967): 18-20.
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| 3 | 65 |
Orton,
Fred , and
Gavin
Bryars Morton Feldman, May 27, 1976, London 5 photocopied leaves |
| 3 | 66 |
Rizzardi, Venerio “Segue dibattito con l'autore : in un colloquio con una decina di spettatori Morton Feldman parla didiverse cose: musica e arti visive, distanze e vicinanze nelle esperienze americane di oggi”, December 1979 |
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In Scena, v. 4, n. 5-6 (December
1979): 52-53
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| 3 | 67 | Unidentified interviewer. “Conversations without Stravinsky”, March 1967 |
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In London Magazine, v. 6, n. 12
(March 1967): 86-94
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"An abstract of several informal talks in New York between the American avant-garde composer Morton Feldman and a friend." |
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| 3 | 68 |
Williams,
Jan, 1939 “An interview with Morton Feldman”, September 1983 |
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In Percussive Notes, v. 21, n. 6
(Sept. 1983): 4-14
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| 3 | 69 |
Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001 “In conversation: Morton Feldman and Iannis Xenakis”, April 1987. Edited by Vincent Gasseling and Michael Nieuwenhuizen. |
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In Centrum Nieuwe Muziek
(Middelburg)(April 1987): 6-11
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| 3 | 70 |
Young, La
Monte “A conversation on composition and improvisation”, 1987 |
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In Res, 13 (Spring 1987)153-173
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| 3 | 71 |
Zimmermann, Walter “Att behålla kontrollen över tystnaden : samtal mellan Morton Feldman och Walter Zimmermann”, 1988-1989 |
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In Nutida Musik, v. 32, n. 4
(1988/89): 22-29
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V. Writings for, or about, Feldman,
1964/1997
Folders 72-88 |
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The series includes a small number of unpublished writings, including Brian O'Doherty's eulogy for Feldman, an unidentified poem dedicated to Feldman, and some typescript notes by Barney Childs about Feldman's music. Additional writings about Feldman are located in Series VIII, Programs and Announcements and Series IX, Clippings. |
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Arranged alphabetically by author. |
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| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 4 | 72 |
Ashton, Dore “Correspondent's report from New York”, January 1964 |
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Canadian Art, v. 21 (Jan. 1964):
p. 48
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| 4 | 73 |
Bortolotto, Mario “Di Feldman e d'altre cose”, December 1970 |
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Lo Spettatore Musicale, Dec.
1970: p. 17-19.
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| 4 | 74 | Childs, Barney Photocopy of typescript notes about Feldman's music, undated |
| 4 | 75 |
Dean, Samantha “Morton Feldman”, undated |
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Buffalo Spree, no date: p. 54-57.
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| 4 | 76 |
Emmerik, Paul van “Chronologisches Werkverzeichnis ; Bibliographie”, 1986 |
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Published as the Musik-Konzepte title,
Morton Feldman (Musik-Konzepte
Heft 48/49: p. 154-183)
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| 4 | 77 |
Erdmann, Martin “Traumbruchstücke, unvermittelt: Neue Kammermusik und Essays von Morton Feldman” January 1987 |
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Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, 148.
Jahrgang, Heft 1 (January 1987): p. 18-21
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| 4 | 78 |
Gronemeyer, Gisela “Momennte von grosser Schünheit: zu Morton Feldmans neuem Stück Crippled Symmetry” April 1984 |
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In
MusikTexte,April 1984, Heft 4: p.
5-9
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| 4 | 79 |
Gruhn, Wilfried “Klang und Stille: Gedanken zur kompositorischen Arbeit Morton Feldmans” March 1982 |
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In Musik und Bildung, 14. Jahrgang
(73.), Heft 3 (March 1982): p. 147-152
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| 4 | 80 |
O'Doherty, Brian Feldman Eulogy, September 9, 1987 |
| 4 | 81 | O'Doherty, Brian Untitled typescript notes about Feldman's music, 1971 |
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These notes were printed as part of the liner notes for the
CRI SD 276 recording (1971?) of Feldman's
The Viola in My Lifeand
False Relationships and the Extended
Ending
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| 4 | 82 |
Schiavo, Paul “Words and Music: Feldman at sixty: Review of Morton Feldman Essays”, 1986 |
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In American Book Review, Jan.-Feb.
1986?, p. 5-6
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| 4 | 83 |
Straebel, Volker “Some reflections on Morton Feldman” 1997 |
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Peters Notes, Winter 1997, v. 2,
n. 1: p. 5, 7
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| 4 | 84 | Unidentified, undated |
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Bibliography |
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| 4 | 85 | Unidentified, undated |
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Poem titled Hammer Wing for Morton Feldman |
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| 4 | 86 |
De Vos Malan, Jacques Musical examples identified as being part of An Analysis of Morton Feldman's Work "Rothko Chapel" 1984 |
| 4 | 87 |
Van Rossum, Frans “Portret van componist Morton Feldman” May 1986 |
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Muziek & Dans, May 1986, 10e
jaargang, n. 5/6: p. 10-14
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| 4 | 88 |
Zimmermann, Walter “Morton Feldman, der Ikonoklast: Trio (1980)” April 1984 |
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Melos, 46. Jahrgang, 4 (April
1984): p. 33-75
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Includes works list. |
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VI. Subject files,
circa
1950-1987 Folders 89-98 |
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Programs, clippings, and articles collected by Feldman. |
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Alphabetically arranged by name of subject. |
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| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 4 | 89 |
Cage, John,
1951-1972
4 items |
| 4 | 90 |
Guston, Philip, 1913-1980,
1960-1987
6 items |
| 4 | 91 |
Johns, Jasper, 1930-,
1977
1 item |
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Mark Stevens's article,
“Super artist: Jasper Johns, today's master”, in
Newsweek, October 24, 1977
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| 4 | 92 |
Marcus, Bunita,
1981-1988
6 items |
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Six programs or program announcements for performances of
music by Bunita Marcus.
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Arranged in chronological order. |
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| 4 | 93 |
O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966,
1963
1 item |
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O'Hara's
Belgrade, November 19, 1963, in the limited
edition run of Adventures in Poetry.
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| 4 | 94 |
Takahashi, Aki, 1944-,
1980-1982
9 items |
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3 reviews of Takahashi performances, 4 concert
announcements, and 2 programs for performances by Takahashi
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Arranged in chronological order. |
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| 4 | 95 |
Wolpe, Stefan,
1981-1985
2 items |
| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 4 | 96 |
High School of Music & Art
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| 4 | 97 |
Maps
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| 4 | 98 |
Miscellaneous art-related items
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VII. Correspondence,
1958-1987
Folders 100-198 |
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Chiefly correspondence received by Feldman related to business matters. |
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Arranged into five subseries. |
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| Only three letters are from Feldman (to James Coover, Director of the Music Library at the State University of New York at Buffalo, soprano Joan La Barbara and to Maria Runfola of the Music Department at the State University of New York at Buffalo). The subject content includes both business and personal matters, but is chiefly related to Feldman's career. | ||
| Arranged alphabetically by incoming or outgoing correspondent, then chronologically within each folder. | ||
| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 5 | 99 |
Albèra, P. (Philippe)
September 10,
1980
1 item (1 leaf) |
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Representing
Contrechamps - musique
contemporaine
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| 5 | 100 |
Åstrand, Hans
1987
3 items (3 leaves) |
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Representing
Royal Swedish Academy of
Music
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| 5 | 101 |
Block, René
December 19,
1984
1 item (1 leaf) |
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Representing
Deutscher Akademischer
Austauschdienst
|
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| 5 | 102 |
Bloom, Victor, 1956-
March 10,
1987
1 item (1 leaf) |
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In regard to the influence of Feldman's past visit to San
Diego.
|
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| 5 | 103 |
Blum, Eberhard, 1940-
1985-1987
2 items (2 leaves) |
|
One postcard regarding concerts of Feldman's music in
Dusseldorf and Darmstadt and a flyer for a performance of Feldman's
composition,
For John Cage in Berlin
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| 5 | 104 |
Boone, Charles
November 12,
1986
1 item (1 leaf) |
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Regarding a Feldman visit to San Francisco and performances
of Feldman's compositions,
Why patterns? and
Rothko Chapel
|
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| 5 | 105 |
Cage, John
undated
1 item (34 leaves) |
|
Cage's radio play in mesostic form,
James Joyce, Marcel Duchamp, Erik Satie: an
alphabet with an inscription in caption to Morton Feldman. Includes
bibliography. The text was published in
X: writings ’79-’82, Wesleyan
University Press, 1983
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| 5 | 106 |
Charlton, David, 1946-
March 14,
1967
1 item (1 leaf) |
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Representing
University of Nottingham Music Society
regarding a publication of an interview given there in May 1966 by Feldman
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| 5 | 107 |
Columbia University
1965
3 items (3 leaves) |
|
Invitations and pamphlet for the Commemoration of Edgard
Varèse, Columbia University, December 15, 1965
|
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| 5 | 108 |
Coover, James, 1925-2004
May 21,
1980
1 item (1 leaf) |
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Note from Feldman to Coover regarding William Colleran,
legal trustee of Feldman's musical estate.
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| 5 | 109 |
County of Huntingdon and Peterborough
(England)
1966
3 items (5 leaves) |
|
Three letters concerning a lecture given by Feldman in
Huntingdon, England. Correspondence includes: Robert Rowland-Jones to Morton
Feldman, Oriel Glock to Anna Lockwood, and Derek Young to Anna Lockwood.
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| 5 | 110 |
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965
September 12,
1958
1 item (2 leaves) |
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Regarding contract between New Music Edition and Theodore
Presser
|
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| 5 | 111 |
Cunningham, Merce
August 25,
1958
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Regarding a collaborative performance, probably of Feldman's
composition,
Ixion
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| 5 | 112 |
Dix, Dave
May 10,
1982
1 item (1 leaf) |
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Representing the
Davenport Community School District (Davenport,
Iowa) regarding a lecture given by Feldman to sixth-graders at
Lincoln School.
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| 5 | 113 |
Duffy, John, 1928-
1981-1986
2 items (2 leaves) |
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Representing
Meet the Composer, Inc.
|
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| 5 | 114 |
Enke, Heinz
December 17,
1984
1 item (1 leaf) |
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Representing
Hessischer Rundfunk
|
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| 5 | 115 |
Freeman, Betty
January 20,
1986
1 item (1 leaf) |
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Thank-you note for presentation on January 12, 1986.
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| 5 | 116 |
Frost, Everett
May 5,
1987
1 item (1 leaf) |
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Originally with cassette of a performance of Feldman's
composition,
Words and music.
|
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| 5 | 117 |
Guston, Philip, 1913-1980
1961-1968
2 items (2 leaves) |
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One postcard and one letter.
|
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| 5 | 118 |
Harrington, David, 1949-
November 16,
1981
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Writing also on behalf of the
Kronos Quartet, about
recent performance of Feldman's String quartet in Venice.
|
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| 5 | 119 |
Herman, Martin, 1953-
September 12,
1978
1 item (3 leaves) |
| 5 | 120 |
Inglis, Frances, 1910-
February 14,
1966
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Representing the
University of California, Los
Angeles. Fine Arts Productions Committee
|
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| 5 | 121 |
Jones, Nancy
June 9,
1987
1 item (2 leaves) |
|
Representing the
Detroit Institute of Arts. Education
Dept. regarding a project to supply a score for a film about the
work of artist Patrick Ireland.
|
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| 5 | 122 |
Josee Voormans Production
January 24, 1987
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Representing the
Holland Festival
regarding a work commissioned for performance by the Schoenberg Ensemble on
June 12, 1987
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| 5 | 123 |
Julien, David A.
October 21, 1985
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Representing the
American Society of University
Composers regarding an invitation to participate in the
International Year of Canada musical events.
|
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| 5 | 124 |
Kitaj, R. B.
November 3,
1966
1 item (1 leaf) |
| 5 | 125 |
Kond&x014d;, J&x014d;,
1947-
May 16,
1985
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Writing with an invitation to participate at the Interlink
Festival.
|
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| 5 | 126 |
La Barbara, Joan, 1947-
April 23,
1982
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Photocopy of note from Feldman to LaBarbara regarding
performance of his composition,
Wind.
|
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| 5 | 127 |
Marcus, Bunita
1981
8 items (36 leaves) |
|
Includes photocopied pages from Marcus's notebook on
compositional technique, a party invitation, Marcus's program notes for
Feldman's composition,
Spring of Chosroes, and material
related to work performed by Marcus editing and typing Feldman's article,
Crippled symmetry.
|
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| 5 | 128 |
Menil, John de
July 16,
1971
1 item (2 leaves) |
|
Concerning the possible use of music from Feldman's
composition,
Rothko Chapel, for a film being
made about the chapel
|
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| 5 | 129 |
Mitchell, Breon
May 17,
1984
1 item (12 leaves) |
|
Offprint copy of Breon Mitchell's article,
“A Beckett bibliography: new works
1976-1982”, from the Spring 1983 issue (v. 29, no. 1) of
Modern fiction studies.
|
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| 5 | 130 |
Morland, Dorothy
November 2,
1966
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Representing the
Institute of Contemporary Arts
(London, England)
|
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| 5 | 131 |
Morot-Sir, Edouard
December 12,
1967
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Writing as Cultural Counselor Representative of French
Universities in the United States to invite Feldman to meet Olivier Messaien
and Yvonne Loriod
|
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| 5 | 132 |
New York Philharmonic
1964-1986
3 items (3 leaves) |
| 5 | 133 |
Pavia, Philip, 1915-2005
February 5,
1964
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Postcard with congratulations on an interview in the New
York Times.
|
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| 5 | 134 |
Peragallo, Mario
December 3,
1974
1 item (1 leaf) |
| 5 | 135 |
Press, Vera M. (Vera Maurina), 1896?-1969
January 27,
1966
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Christmas card with thanks for his participation in a gift
for her pupils.
|
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| 5 | 136 |
Schneider, Urs Peter, 1939-
May 24,
1985
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Representing the
Konzertgesellschaft neue horizonte
Bern
|
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| 5 | 137 |
Seaman, Fred
September 26,
1979
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Rejecting invitation to John Lennon to participate in June
in Buffalo 1980
|
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| 5 | 138 |
Silver, George
May 8,
1982
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Invitation to dinner in honor of Feldman
|
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| 5 | 139 |
Simpson, Robert, 1921-1997
August 1,
1966
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Representing the
British Broadcasting
Corporation
|
||
| 5 | 140 |
Speach, Bernadette, 1948-
February 21,
1979
2 items (2 leaves) |
|
Note requesting Feldman's recommendation for job positions,
including blank recommendation form.
|
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| 5 | 141 |
State University of New York at
Buffalo. Music Dept.
1986
2 items (3 leaves) |
|
Letter from Feldman to Music Dept. faculty member Maria
Runfola in which he reports what was accomplished during his sabbatical. A
handwritten note is included informing him of the need to attest that no
additional income was received during his sabbatical.
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| 5 | 142 |
Takahashi, Aki, 1944-
April 23,
1982
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Note informing Feldman about performances of his
composition,
Triadic memories. The note from
Takahashi is written on the verso of a photocopy of 1 leaf of a letter dated
October 5, 1981 to Takahashi, possibly from Bunita Marcus.
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| 5 | 143 |
Tanaka, Karen, 1961-
March 4,
1987
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
A thank-you note for compositional advice from Feldman.
|
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| 5 | 144 |
University of Glasgow. Dept. of
Music
1976
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Invitation to concert including music by Feldman.
|
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| 5 | 145 |
Veer, Ad van 't
1984-1987
2 item (2 leaves) |
|
Representing
Stichting Nieuwe Muziek Zeeland in
asking Feldman's participation in the 1985 and 1987 festivals at
Middelburg.
|
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| 5 | 146 |
Wearing, Catherine
November 22,
1984
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Representing the
British Broadcasting
Corporation in request to interview Feldman for a documentary about
Edgard Varèse.
|
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| 5 | 147 |
Wilkins, Grover
April 3,
1981
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Representing the
University of Pittsburgh. Music Dept.
regarding performance of Feldman's composition,
Rothko Chapel
|
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| 5 | 148 |
Wolff, Christian, 1934-
August 11,
1964
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Note about article written by Wolff.
|
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| 5 | 149 |
Wright, Mary C.
November 13,
1986
1 item (2 leaves) |
|
Letter about events at California Institute of the Arts
after Feldman's visit there.
|
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| 5 | 150 |
Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001
1975
2 items (2 leaves) |
|
Letters in which Xenakis accepts Feldman's invitation to
participate in the June in Buffalo festival, 1976
|
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| 5 | 151 |
Yama, Ann Stimson
1976
2 items (2 leaves) |
|
Two notes accompanied by photocopies of two different
versions of the author's composition,
Ostinati
|
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| 5 | 152 |
Unidentified sources
1951-1981
7 items (7 leaves) |
|
Includes party invitation, birthday greetings, welcome home
greeting, and telegrams
|
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| Notices of awards granted to Feldman | ||
| Arranged alphabetically by issuing agency. | ||
| Box | Item | Contents |
| 16 | 2 |
American Music Center
|
| 5 | 153 |
American Academy of Arts and
Letters
May 26,
1970
2 items |
|
Program from the
American Academy of Arts and
Letters and the
National Institute of Arts and
Letters for the ceremony of inducting new members, including
Feldman. Accompanied by letter from William Maxwell, president of the
Institute.
|
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| 5 | 154 |
Royal Society of Arts (Great
Britain)
July
1987
2 items (5 leaves) |
|
Announcement of Radcliffe Award for Graphic Excellence in
Music Publishing, Outstanding publication, granted to Universal Edition's 50th
anniversary set of 12 scores. Accompanied by note card from William
Colleran.
|
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| Arranged alphabetically by corporate name and then chronologically within each folder. | ||
| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 6 | 155 |
Broadcast Music, inc.
1981-1983
16 leaves |
|
Royalties statements
|
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| 6 | 156 |
Composers Recordings, Inc.
January 22,
1980
1 item (2 leaves) |
|
Contract for recording of Feldman's composition,
Why patterns?,with Composers Recordings,
|
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| 6 | 157 |
Connecticut (State)
February 11,
1983
1 item (1 leaf) |
|
Personal service agreement to lecture at the William Benton
Museum of Art
|
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| 6 | 158 |
Library of Congress
1961-1975
4 items (4 leaves) |
|
Copyright registration forms for
Durations, the payment voucher
for commissioning of
Instruments II by the Koussevitsky Foundation,
and letter requesting brief biography.
|
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| 6 | 159 |
Los Angeles Festival
September
1987
1 item (5 leaves) |
|
Letter of agreement between Feldman and the Los Angeles
Festical
|
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| 6 | 160 |
New York Philharmonic
1986
2 items (3 leaves) |
|
Letter from Christopher Berg of the New York Philharmonic
attached to commission agreement for Feldman's composition,
Coptic light. Two additional photocopies of
agreement inserted
|
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| 6 | 161 |
Performing Right Society
June 2,
1987
2 items (6 leaves) |
|
Royalties statements
|
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| 6 | 162 |
Universal Edition (London,
England)
1985-1988
6 items |
|
Letters from William Colleran and Robin Anderson of
Universal Edition concerning performances of works by Feldman.
|
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| 6 | 163 |
Universal Edition (London,
England)
1976-1989
12 items |
|
Universal Edition catalogs and news publications
|
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| Letters received from twenty-five applicants, or people recommending them, for the Mark Rothko Fund, which granted funds to older artists, writers, and musicians. All but one of the letters were addressed to the treasurer of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Bernard J. Reis. (One letter was addressed to Theodoros Stamos). The letters and supporting materials were forwarded to Feldman for his recommendations. There is one leaf in Feldman's hand with his recommendations regarding the applications. | ||
| The folder containing Feldman's recommendations is placed first in the series, followed by folders alphabetically arranged by name of applicant or recommended person. | ||
| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 6 | 164 |
Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987
|
| 6 | 165 |
Bell, Maria Grant
|
| 6 | 166 |
Bloeser, Walter
|
| 6 | 167 |
Burton, Eldin
|
| 6 | 168 |
Diamond, David, 1915-2005
|
| 6 | 169 |
Dunne, Herbert Peyton
|
| 6 | 170 |
Fletcher, Grant, 1913-2002
|
| 6 | 171 |
Frank, Marcel G.
|
| 6 | 172 |
Gabriel, Carla
|
| 6 | 173 |
Garellick, Jack
|
| 6 | 174 |
Krasner, Louis, 1903-1995
|
| 6 | 175 |
La Violette, Wesley,
1894-1978
|
| 6 | 176 |
Ott, Joseph, 1929-1990
|
| 6 | 177 |
Parris, Herman M.,
1903-1973
|
| 6 | 178 |
Perle, George, 1915-2009
|
| 6 | 179 |
Presser, William, 1916-2004
|
| 6 | 180 |
Reif, Paul, 1910-1978
|
| 6 | 181 |
Robertson, Patricia
|
| 6 | 182 |
Rubino, Pasquale
|
| 6 | 183 |
Spinks, Garland
|
| 6 | 184 |
Stephan, Arthur W.
|
| 6 | 185 |
Tautenhahn, Gunther
|
| 6 | 186 |
Tuthill, Burnet, 1888-1982
|
| 6 | 187 |
Weigl, Vally
|
| 6 | 188 |
Weiner, Lazar, 1897-1982
|
| 6 | 189 |
Wolfes, Felix, 1892-1971
|
|
Letter from
Bowman, John S.
|
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| Papers written by graduate students in Feldman's Advanced Orchestration Class at the State University of New York at Buffalo, 1980-1981. There are two papers by all but two of the students. None of the papers bear letter grades, but there are a few comments by Feldman written in the margins. | ||
| The folders are alphabetically arranged by student name and then alphabetically by title of the paper. | ||
| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 6 | 190 |
Ames, Charles
|
| 6 | 191 |
Frounberg, Ivar, 1950-
|
| 6 | 192 |
Harbold, Mark Allen, 1955-
|
| 6 | 193 |
Nam, Inhwa, 1956-
|
| 6 | 194 |
Shepherd, Stuart Paul, 1947-
|
| 6 | 195 |
Speach, Bernadette, 1948-
|
| 6 | 196 |
Swartz, Steven Nicolas, 1956-
|
| 6 | 197 |
Turner, Mark
|
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VIII. Programs and announcements,
1950-1999
Folders 198-284 |
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|
Announcements and programs arranged in chronological order from 1950-1999. When both announcements and programs are present for a single year, the folder of announcements is filed first. Four folders of undated announcements and programs are filed after the last dated folder; a folder of programs unrelated to performances of Feldman's music is filed last. |
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|
Programs of Feldman's music performed from 1950 through the year of his death, 1987, have been separately indexed. The list below contains links from the programs folders to the index. |
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| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 7 | 198 | Programs , 1950 |
| 7 | 199-200 | Announcements and programs , 1951 |
| 7 | 201 | Programs , 1952 |
| 7 | 202 | Programs , 1953 |
| 7 | 203 | Programs , 1954 |
| 7 | 204-205 | Announcements and programs , 1955 |
| 7 | 206-207 | Announcements and programs , 1956 |
| 7 | 208-209 | Announcements and programs , 1957 |
| 7 | 210 | Programs , 1958 |
| 7 | 211 | Programs , 1959 |
| 7 | 212-213 | Announcements and programs , 1960 |
| 7 | 214-215 | Announcements and programs , 1961 |
| 7 | 216-217 | Announcements and programs , 1962 |
| 7 | 218-219 | Announcements and programs , 1963 |
| 7 | 220-221 | Announcements and programs , 1964 |
| 7 | 222-223 | Announcements and programs , 1965 |
| 7 | 224-226 | Announcements and programs , 1966 |
| 8 | 227-228 | Announcements and programs , 1967 |
| 8 | 229-230 | Announcements and programs , 1968 |
| 8 | 231-232 | Announcements and programs , 1969 |
| 8 | 233 | Programs , 1970 |
| 8 | 234-235 | Announcements and programs , 1971 |
| 8 | 236-237 | Announcements and programs , 1972 |
| 8 | 238-239 | Announcements and programs , 1973 |
| 8 | 240-241 | Announcements and programs , 1974 |
| 8 | 242-243 | Announcements and programs , 1975 |
| 8 | 244-246 | Announcements and programs , 1976 |
| 8 | 247-248 | Announcements and programs , 1977 |
| 9 | 249-250 | Announcements and programs , 1978 |
| 9 | 251-252 | Announcements and programs , 1979 |
| 9 | 253-254 | Announcements and programs , 1980 |
| 9 | 255-256 | Announcements and programs , 1981 |
| 9 | 257-258 | Announcements and programs , 1982 |
| 9 | 259-261 | Announcements and programs , 1983 |
| 9 | 262-263 | Announcements and programs , 1984 |
| 10 | 264-265 | Announcements and programs , 1985 |
| 10 | 266-267 | Announcements and programs , 1986 |
| 10 | 268-269 | Announcements and programs , 1987 |
| 10 | 270-272 | Announcements and programs, 1988 |
| 11 | 273 | Programs, 1989 |
| 11 | 274 | Programs, 1990 |
| 11 | 275 | Programs, 1991 |
| 11 | 276 | Programs, 1994 |
| 11 | 276a | Programs, 1995 |
| 11 | 277 | Programs, 1996 |
| 11 | 278 | Programs, 1997 |
| 11 | 279 | Programs, 1999 |
| 11 | 280-281 | Undated announcements |
| 11 | 282-283 | Undated programs |
| 11 | 284 | Miscellaneous, non-Feldman programs, undated |
|
IX. Clippings,
1960-1997
Folders 286-489 |
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More than two hundred clippings from 1960-1997. Approximately 10 obituaries are included. Sources of clippings include newspapers and periodicals in the United States, Canada, England, Italy, France, The Netherlands, and Germany. |
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Arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically by name of the publication. A folder of undated clippings is placed last in the sequence. |
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| Box | Folder | Contents |
| 12 | 286 | January 1960 High Fidelity |
| 12 | 287 | February 20, 1960 The Nation |
| 12 | 288 | February 3, 1962 The Nation |
| 12 | 289 | January 1963 High Fidelity |
| 12 | 290 | August 1963 Harper's |
| 12 | 291 | January 1964 Show (New York, NY) |
| 12 | 292 | February 2, 1964 New York Times |
| 12 | 293 | May 17, 1964 New York Herald Tribune Sunday Magazine |
| 12 | 294 | December 2, 1964 New York Herald Tribune |
| 12 | 295 | March 1, 1965 Buffalo Evening News |
| 12 | 296 | November 21, 1965 New York Times |
| 12 | 297 | December 19, 1965 New York Times |
| 12 | 298 | December 22?, 1965 New York Times |
| 12 | 299 | April 15, 1966 New York Post |
| 12 | 300 | April 15, 1966 New York World Telegram and Sun |
| 12 | 301 | May 14, 1966 Daily Telegraph (London, England) |
| 12 | 302 | May 21-22, 1966 New York Herald Tribune |
| 12 | 303 | May 22, 1966 New York Times |
| 12 | 304 | October 23, 1966 New York World Journal Tribune |
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Illustration by Howard Kanovitz
|
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| 12 | 305 | February 26, 1967, from unknown source |
| 12 | 306 | March 5, 1967 New York Times |
| 12 | 307 | December 1968 Vogue |
| 12 | 308 | January 5, 1969 London Sunday Times |
| 12 | 309 | February 23, 1969 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, OR) |
| 12 | 310 | February 24, 1969 The Oregonian (Portland, OR) |
| 12 | 311 | May 1969 Cosmopolitan |
| 12 | 312 | July 10, 1969 Financial Times (London, England) |
| 12 | 313 | September 15, 1969 Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| 12 | 314 | March 25, 1970 New York Times |
| 12 | 315 | March 7, 1971 Houston Post |
| 12 | 316 | July 28, 1971 Spectacles? |
| 12 | 317 | November 1, 1971 De Volkskrant (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| 12 | 318 | November 4, 1971 Il gazzettino (Venice, Italy) |
| 12 | 319 | November 1971 Die Welt (Berlin, Germany) |
|
Could be from Hamburg.
|
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| 12 | 320 | February 16, 1972 New York Times |
| 12 | 321 | March 19, 1972 The Observer Review (London,England) |
| 12 | 322 | October 8, 1972 Courier Express (Buffalo, NY) |
| 12 | 323 | October 26, 1972 The Listener (London, England) |
| 12 | 324 | November 21, 1972 Courier Express (Buffalo, NY) |
| 12 | 325 | November 1972 Buffalo Evening News |
| 12 | 326 | January 23, 1973 Daily Telegraph (London, England) |
| 12 | 327 | January 23, 1973 Financial Times (London, England) |
| 12 | 328 | January 23, 1973 Guardian (London, England) |
| 12 | 329 | April 21, 1973 Buffalo Evening News |
|
Also filed under interviews by John Dwyer.
|
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| 12 | 330 | December 24, 1973 Newsweek (Los Angeles, CA) |
| 12 | 331 | December 1974 Buffalo Evening News |
| 12 | 332 | March 20, 1975 Village Voice (New York, NY) |
| 12 | 333 | April 1975 Buffalo Evening News |
| 12 | 334 | June 12, 1975 Buffalo Evening News |
| 12 | 335 | November 26, 1975 Le Monde (Paris, France) |
| 12 | 336 | 1975 Buffalo Evening News |
| 12 | 337 | 1975 Courier Express (Buffalo, NY) |
| 12 | 338 | April 28, 1976 Courier Express (Buffalo, NY) |
| 12 | 339 | June 2, 1976 Buffalo Evening News |
|
June in Buffalo review.
|
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| 12 | 340 | June 5, 1976 Buffalo Evening News |
| 12 | 341 | June 5, 1976 Courier Express (Buffalo, NY) |
| 12 | 342 | August 28, 1976 Il Gazzettino (Venice, Italy) |
| 12 | 343 | August 28, 1976 L'unita (Rome, Italy) |
|
Could be Milan edition.
|
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| 12 | 344 | September 3, 1976 Rinascita? |
| 12 | 345 | September 11, 1976 Buffalo Evening News |
| 12 | 346 | September 26, 1976 The Observer (London, England) |
| 12 | 347 | October 11, 1976 Los Angeles Times |
| 12 | 348 | October 31, 1976 Corriere della sera (Milan, Italy) |
| 12 | 349 | October 31, 1976 Il Gazzettino (Venice, Italy) |
| 12 | 350 | October 31, 1976 L'unita (Rome, Italy) |
| 12 | 351 | November 27, 1976 Buffalo Evening News |
| 12 | 352 | 1976, unknown source |
| 13 | 353 | January 15, 1977 Classical Music (London, England) |
| 13 | 354 | February 1, 1977 Corriere della sera (Milan, Italy), Il Giornale (Milan or Naples, Italy) L'unita (Rome, Italy) |
| 13 | 355 | March 1977 Hi-Fi News & Record Review (Croydon, England) |
| 13 | 356 | May 29, 1977 Courier Express (Buffalo, NY) |
|
June in Buffalo review.
|
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| 13 | 357 | May 1977 Music and Musicians (London, England) |
| 13 | 358 | June 9, 1977 Corriere della sera (Milan, Italy) |
| 13 | 359 | June 9, 1977 La republica (Italian) |
| 13 | 360 | June 9, 1977 L'unita (Rome, Italy) |
| 13 | 361 | June 12, 1977 Corriere della sera (Venice, Italy) |
| 13 | 362 | June 12, 1977 Paese sera? |
| 13 | 363 | June 14, 1977 International Herald Tribune |
| 13 | 364 | June 26, 1977 Sunday Telegraph (London, England) |
| 13 | 365 | August 2, 1977 Financial Times (London, England) |
| 13 | 366 | August 25, 1977 Financial Times (London, England) |
| 13 | 367 | October 1977 Buffalo Evening News |
| 13 | 368 | May 26, 1978 Saarbrücker Zeitung |
| 13 | 369 | September 10, 1978 Courier Express |
| 13 | 370 | October 21, 1978 Der Tagespiegel? |
| 13 | 371 | October 23, 1978 Die Welt (Berlin, Germany) |
| 13 | 372 | November 23, 1978 New York Times |
| 13 | 373 | December 11, 1978 Village Voice (New York, NY) |
| 13 | 374 | February 1979 High Fidelity/Musical America |
| 13 | 375 | September 1979 Scena (Berlin(?), Germany) |
| 13 | 376 | October 1979 Music and Letters (London, England) |
| 13 | 377 | November 1979 Buffalo Evening News |
| 13 | 378 | March 1980 High Fidelity/Musical America |
| 13 | 379 | April 14, 1980 Chicago Tribune |
| 13 | 380 | April 15, 1980 Chicago Sun-Times |
| 13 | 381 | June 16, 1980 Village Voice (New York, NY) |
| 13 | 382 | June 29, 1980 Buffalo Evening News |
| 13 | 383 | June 1980 Notes (Canton, MA) |
| 13 | 384 | July 27, 1980 New York Times |
| 13 | 385 | January 21, 1981 Los Angeles Herald Examiner |
| 13 | 386 | January 22, 1981 Los Angeles Times |
| 13 | 387 | March 8, 1981 , from unknown source |
| 13 | 388 | May 21, 1981 Le Monde (Paris, France) |
| 13 | 389 | October 6, 1981 The Guardian (London, England) |
| 13 | 390 | November 9, 1981 St. Galler Tagblatt |
| 13 | 391 | 1981? Buffalo Evening News |
| 13 | 392 | March 13, 1982 Buffalo Evening News |
| 13 | 393 | March 22, 1982 San Francisco Chronicle |
| 13 | 394 | March 29, 1982 Daily Telegraph (London, England) |
| 13 | 395 | March 29, 1982 The Guardian (London, England) |
| 13 | 396 | March 29, 1982, From an unknown source |
| 13 | 397 | March 30, 1982 Financial Times (London, England) |
| 13 | 398 | March 30, 1982 Village Voice (New York, NY) |
| 13 | 399 | April 2, 1982 Sunday Times (London, England) |
| 13 | 400 | April 25, 1982 Sunday Dispatch (Moline, IL) |
| 13 | 401 | May 9, 1982 Sunday Dispatch(Moline, IL) |
| 13 | 402 | March 9, 1983 New York Times |
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two different editions
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| 13 | 403 | March 12-13, 1983 St. Louis Globe Democrat |
| 13 | 404 | June 5, 1983 New York Times |
| 13 | 405 | October 4, 1983 Kultur (Bonn, Germany) |
| 13 | 406 | December 6, 1983 Toronto Star |
| 13 | 407 | April 4, 1984 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |
| 13 | 408 | June 24, 1984 New York Times |
| 13 | 409 | September 30, 1984 Buffalo Evening News |
| 13 | 410 | November 1, 1984 The Listener (London, England) |
| 13 | 411 | November 15, 1984 The Listener (London, England) |
| 13 | 412 | January 21, 1985 New York Times |
| 13 | 413 | April 7, 1985 New York Times |
| 13 | 414 | April 17, 1985 New York Times |
| 13 | 415 | June 30, 1985 Der Tagespiegel |
| 13 | 416 | July 5, 1985 De Volkskrant (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
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With English translation
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| 13 | 417 | February 17, 1986 New York Times |
| 13 | 418 | February 24, 1986 Los Angeles Times |
| 13 | 419 | April 9, 1986 Los Angeles Herald Examiner |
| 13 | 420 | May 7, 1986 San Francisco Chronicle |
| 13 | 421 | May 16, 1986 Ventura County (CA) Star Free Press |
| 13 | 422 | July 8, 1986 NRC Handelsblad (Rotterdam, Netherlands) |
| 13 | 423 | July 25, 1986 Darmstädter Echo |
| 13 | 424 | July 25, 1986 Darmstädter Tagblatt |
| 13 | 425 | November 12, 1986 San Francisco Chronicle |
| 13 | 426 | November 12, 1986 San Francisco Examiner |
| 13 | 427 | December 21, 1986 New York Times |
| 14 | 428 | January 17, 1987 Rheinischer |
| 14 | 429 | January 17, 1987 Weltdeutsche |
| 14 | 430 | February 14, 1987 Frankfurter Rundschau |
| 14 | 431 | April 16, 1987 River Falls Journal (River Falls, WI) |
| 14 | 432 | April 28, 1987 Village Voice (New York, NY) |
| 14 | 433 | May 21, 1987 New York Times |
| 14 | 434 | May 1987 Univ. of Wisconsin River Falls Student Voice |
| 14 | 435 | June 13-16, 1987 Amersfoortse Courant (Amersfoort,Netherlands) , Het Parool (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Nwsbl von Noorden (Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (Groningen, Netherlands)), De rergraat, Utrechts Nieuwsblad (Utrecht, Netherlands), De Volkskrant (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| 14 | 436 | September 4, 1987 Buffalo Evening News |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 437 | September 4, 1987 Financial Times (London, England) |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 438 | September 4, 1987 Independent London |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 439 | September 4, 1987 New York Times |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 440 | September 4, 1987 Newsday |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 441 | September 5, 1987 London Times |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 442 | September 5, 1987 London Times |
| 14 | 443 | September 5, 1987 Obituaries from 4 Japanese newspapers: Asahi News, Tokyo, Mainichi, Yomiuri |
| 14 | 444 | September 5-6, 1987 Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich, Germany) |
| 14 | 445 | September 5-7, 1987 Kurier (Berlin, Germany)(September 7); Presse (Vienna, Austria) (September 5-6) |
| 14 | 446 | September 7, 1987 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 447 | September 7, 1987 Frankfurter Rundschein |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 448 | September 7, 1987 Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ont.) |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 449 | September 11, 1987 Daily Telegraph |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 450 | September 14, 1987 Time Magazine |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 451 | October 4, 1987 Buffalo Evening News |
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Tribute by Yvar Mikhashoff, available online:
yvaronfeldman.html
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| 14 | 452 | October 5, 1987 Performing Arts Journal |
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In Japanese
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| 14 | 453 | October 6, 1987 Village Voice (New York, NY) |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 454 | November 1987 Ongaku-Geijutsu |
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Tribute by Jo Kondo
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| 14 | 455 | December 1987 Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (Mainz, Germany) |
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Obituary
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| 14 | 456 | February 13, 1988 Financial Times (London) |
| 14 | 457 | February 13, 1988 Telegraph (London) |
| 14 | 458 | February 13, 1988, from unknown source |
| 14 | 459 | February 18, 1988 The Times (London) |
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Review by P.G.
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| 14 | 460 | February 18, 1988 The Times (London) |
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Review by Robert Maycock.
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| 14 | 461 | March 1988 Newsday (Hempstead, NY) |
| 14 | 462 | April 19, 1988 Village Voice (New York, NY) |
| 14 | 463 | July 30, 1989 New York Times |
| 14 | 464 | April 1, 1990 New York Times |
| 14 | 465 | November 5, 1990 Frankfurter Rundschau |
| 14 | 466 | January 12, 1991 De Volkskrant (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
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With English translation.
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| 14 | 467 | January 14, 1991 NRC (Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant)(Rotterdam, Netherlands) |
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With English translation.
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| 14 | 468 | January 14, 1991 Trouw (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
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With English translation.
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| 14 | 469 | January 14, 1991 De Volkskrant (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
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With English translation.
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| 14 | 470 | January 16, 1991 Financial Times (London, England) |
| 14 | 471 | January 19, 1991 The Independent (London, England) |
| 14 | 472 | July 30, 1991 Village Voice (New York, NY) |
| 14 | 473 | January 12, 1992 New York Times |
| 14 | 474 | October 15, 1993 Buffalo Evening News |
| 14 | 475 | March 1, 1994 New York Times |
| 14 | 476 | March 1994 Tempo (London, England) |
| 14 | 477 | June 28, 1994 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |
| 14 | 478 | November 5-6, 1994 Der Standard ? |
| 14 | 479 | November 8, 1994 Die Presse (Vienna, Austria) |
| 14 | 480 | November 10, 1994 Die Presse (Vienna, Austria) |
| 14 | 481 | November 10, 1994 Wiener Zeitung (Vienna, Austria) |
| 14 | 482 | November 24, 1994 Der Standard? |
| 14 | 483 | December 8, 1994 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |
| 14 | 484 | April 29, 1996 New York Times |
| 14 | 485 | July 23, 1996 Village Voice (New York, NY) |
| 14 | 486 | July 31, 1996 Buffalo Evening News |
| 14 | 487 | August 6, 1996 New York Times |
| 14 | 488 | April 2-8, 1997 Art Voice (Buffalo) |
| 14 | 489 |
no date Miscellaneous
clippings 1 folder (37 clippings) |
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X. Photographs,
1939-1987
1 container (54 photographs) |
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The collection of fifty-four photographs includes candid snapshots and more formal portraits. Others in the photographs include Barbara Monk Feldman, Nils Vigeland, Eberhard Blum, the members of the Kronos Quartet, and John Adams. More than a dozen of the shots were taken by Rolf Hanns at Darmstadt in 1986. Eight of the photographs (47-54) were printed from negatives received with the collection. An additional two portraits by Rolf Hanns and five photographs of scenes from the first performance of Feldman's Neither in June 1977 in Rome are housed in the Oversize Box at the end of the collection. |
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The photographs have been roughly organized by size and then chronologically |
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| Box | Item | Contents |
| 15 | 01 | Morton Feldman at piano,
1963 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 02 | Morton Feldman in Rome with Accademia di Francia (Villa Medici) in background,
1968 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 03 | Morton Feldman in Rome with Accademia di Francia (Villa Medici) in background,
1968 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 04 | Morton Feldman in bus window, with photographer seen in reflection, Palermo,
December 1968 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 05 | Morton Feldman examining score, Cologne,
1978 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Masotti, Roberto, 1947- |
| 15 | 06 | Morton Feldman at piano, with baby,
1978 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 07 | Morton Feldman with Kronos Quartet,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 08 | Morton Feldman with Kronos Quartet,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 09 | Morton Feldman portrait,
1984-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 10 | Morton Feldman seated at lectern, Festival Nieuwe Muziek,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 11 | Morton Feldman seated at lectern, Festival Nieuwe Muziek,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 12 | Morton Feldman seated at lectern, Festival Nieuwe Muziek,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 13 | Morton Feldman seated at lectern, Festival Nieuwe Muziek,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 14 | Morton Feldman seated at lectern, Festival Nieuwe Muziek,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Marcus, Bunita |
| 15 | 15 | Morton Feldman seated at lectern, Festival Nieuwe Muziek,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Marcus, Bunita |
| 15 | 16 | Morton Feldman at piano,
1978 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 17 | Morton Feldman with binoculars, on Long Island,
1980 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Marcus, Bunita |
| 15 | 18 | Morton Feldman with Barbara Monk at table,
1986 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 19 | Morton Feldman with Barbara Monk and friends,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 20 | Morton Feldman with Francesco Clemente, and John Lurie,
1986 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 21 | Morton Feldman portrait in hat, profile,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 22 | Morton Feldman in audience at Darmstadt,
1986 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 23 | Morton Feldman with Barbara Monk Feldman, on their wedding day,
1987-06 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Marcus, Bunita |
| 15 | 24 | Morton Feldman at piano, Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Sala Maggiore, Perugia, Italy,
1974-02-24 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Williams, Jan |
| 15 | 25 | Morton Feldman at unidentified function,
circa 1960 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 26 | Morton Feldman portrait,
1984-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 27 | Morton Feldman in audience at Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 28 | Morton Feldman with Nils Vigeland and Eberhard Blum, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 29 | Morton Feldman with Eberhard Blum and Nils Vigeland, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 30 | Morton Feldman with Eberhard Blum and Nils Vigeland, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 31 | Nils Vigeland and Eberhard Blum; Feldman in audience, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 32 | Morton Feldman, Nils Vigeland, and Eberhard Blum in group hug, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 33 | Morton Feldman portrait, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 34 | Morton Feldman portrait, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 35 | Morton Feldman portrait, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 36 | Morton Feldman portrait, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 37 | Morton Feldman portrait, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 38 | Morton Feldman portrait, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 39 | Morton Feldman in conversation, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 40 | Morton Feldman portrait, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 41 | Morton Feldman In conversation at table, Darmstadt,
1986-07 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 42 | Morton Feldman with John Adams and unidentified third person,
1987-01-10 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Freeman, Betty |
| 15 | 43 | Morton Feldman with John Adams,
1987-01-10 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Freeman, Betty |
| 15 | 44 | Morton Feldman portrait,
1987-01 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Freeman, Betty |
| 15 | 45 | Exhibit display of scores by Earle Brown,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 46 | Photographic print of first page of Feldman's The Swallows of Salangan,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 47 | Morton Feldman at the Perisphere, New York World's Fair, 1939 or 1940,
1939 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 48 | Morton Feldman with John Cage,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 49 | Morton Feldman portrait with music score of Neither in background (also used with superimposed image of Samuel Beckett),
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 50 | Morton Feldman with unidentified people at gathering,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 51 | Morton Feldman with Barbara Monk Feldman in foreground,
undated View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Unidentified |
| 15 | 52 | Morton Feldman portrait,
1984 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 53 | Morton Feldman portrait,
1984 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Hanns, Rolf |
| 15 | 54 | Morton Feldman portrait, with cigarette,
1978 View a digital version of this item 1 photograph, Photographer Masotti, Roberto, 1947- |
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XI. Oversize,
circa
1955-1994 1 box |
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Includes oversized photographs, an award from the American Music Center, 1 poster from a memorial concert held 1994 at the University at Buffalo, a negative photocopy of an unidentified leaf of manuscript in French addressed to "Cher John", and an unframed tempera on paper by Rolf Hanns, titled Ultramarinblau. Also included is a box of twenty-two 35 mm slides, chiefly of pages from Feldman's scores. |
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In order as received. |
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| Box | Item | Contents |
| 16 | 1 | Poster for Feldman memorial concerts at the State University of New York at Buffalo, March 15-16, 1994 |
| 16 | 2 | Letter of distinction awarded to Morton Feldman by the American Music Center, 1987 |
| 16 | 3 | Negative photocopy of unidentified manuscript leaf, in French, addressed to "Cher John", undated |
| 16 | 4 | Portrait photograph of Morton Feldman by Rolf Hanns, Darmstadt, July 1986 |
| 16 | 5 | Portrait photograph of Morton Feldman seated by Rolf Hanns, Darmstadt, July 1986 |
| 16 | 6-10 | Photographs of scenes from the premiere performance of the Feldman and Samuel Beckett work, Neither, in Rome, June 1977 |
| 16 | 11 | Unframed tempera on paper titled Ultramarinblau, by Rolf Hanns, December 1985 |
| 16 | 12 | 1 Box of 22 slides, chiefly of pages from Feldman's scores |
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog.
The following material was received with the collection but was either incorporated into the general collection of the Music Library or discarded.
Scores
Most music scores received with the collection were cataloged to the general collection of the Music Library.
Correspondence regarding the 1975-1976 June in Buffalo festivals
These folders transferred to the June in Buffalo Archive.
Books
A small number of music-related titles were added to the general collection of the Music Library; the remainder of the books were discarded. The discarded titles included Feldman's collection of books about carpets and catalogs of carpet exhibitions and auctions. The list of titles related to carpets and art is fairly extensive. Reflective as they are of Feldman's interests in these areas, the complete list is presented below.
Carpet books
Three of the catalogs are now shelved in Lockwood Library. Call numbers are indicated below.
Related ResourcesRelated Resources in the Music Library
