Morton Feldman Says: Selected Interviews and Lectures 1964-1987 (New Series)
by Chris Villars
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Author: Chris VillarsEditor: Chris Villars
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-05-01
ISBN: 0907259316
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Hyphen Press
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Book Review: A wonderful collection, if a bit pricey
Summary: 4 Stars
I've spent a fair amount of time with "Morton Feldman Says" and I've decided it's an excellent collection, but not necessarily worth it's price. While in Scarecrow saw fit to offer an interpretation of Feldman in his review, I'm content to leave that task to the reader. I will, however, offer a few comments on the book itself.
The selection of interviews, lectures, and writings are fairly diverse. For those who enjoyed "Give My Regards to Eighth Street", there is plenty of new material here. Where "8th Street" is mostly Feldman's essays, notes, and fragments, "Feldman Says" feels more complete. The books fill different needs and thus work well together. "Feldman Says" also has a number of black-and-white photos from Feldman's life. One of the most interesting features of the book is a collection of reproductions of Feldman scores. For those who do not have access to Feldman's scores, this will be of great interest.
The only thing that keeps me from giving this title five stars is that I feel it is significantly overpriced. Although Amazon currently offers it well below the $50 list price, I feel this is simply too much for a paperback of this type. Especially so when you consider the superb "Give My Regards to Eighth Street" is closer to $15. Both titles offer a great view into Feldman's world - his life, his ideas, his compositional technique - but aside from some photographs in "Feldman Says", I can't see a major difference.
I don't mean to sound cheap. I just mean to warn you that for the price, you may expect more than you'll receive. Most of the time when a book crosses the $50 threshold, it's either a beautiful hardcover, some sort of limited edition, or large and comprehensive. This is none of the above. Ultimately though, this is a fine collection of interviews and writings. Add to that some interesting reproductions of Feldman's scores and a timeline, this is a great book for both Feldman fans and anyone interested in 20th century American art music.
Summary of Morton Feldman Says: Selected Interviews and Lectures 1964-1987 (New Series)
Alongside John Cage and Edgar Varese, Morton Feldman is regarded by many as one of the foremost American composers of the twentieth century. Evidence of his lifelong passion for music can be found in the numerous interviews and lectures he gave about his life and work. But despite his reputation and creative output, very little has been published on this charismatic ?gure. In Morton Feldman Says, editor Chris Villars has collected two decades of interviews, many available here for the ?rst time, illustrating Feldman's creative process and his wide range of cultural interests and references, especially to visual art. Morton Feldman Says contains the ?rst English translation of Sebastian Claren's biographical notes as well as conversations with Gavin Bryars, Kevin Volans, and Walter Zimmermann, as well as transcriptions of two of Feldman's lectures, held in Toronto (1982) and Johannesburg (1983).General Books
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