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Contemporary Music Review
Volume 32, 2013 - Issue 6: For Morton Feldman
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Abstract
While Morton Feldman acknowledged his Jewish faith as an important part of his
identity, his religion has received relatively little attention as a source of his artistic
sensibilities. The in uence of Judaism can be seen clearly in many of Feldman's
works from 1963, including the series Vertical Thoughts and Rabbi Akiba. Sketches
held at the Paul Sacher Foundation connect these pieces through the use of a
common text originating in the Talmud. The idiosyncratic obscuring of the text in
these pieces points to an intentional esotericism, while features of the instrumental
writing in these works parallel the treatment of text and methods of questioning
discussed by scholars of Jewish mysticism and Talmudic exegesis. The obsessive
recasting of minute di erences suggests a search for nuances of meaning and
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Brett Boutwell
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Contemporary Music Review
Volume 32, 2013 - Issue 6
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