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Morton Feldman in Johannesburg, July 1983: Ideas and Opinions

Abstract Morton Feldman was born in New York on 12 January 1926; he died in Buffalo on 3 September 1987. He was the guest of honour on whom the First South African Broadcasting Corporation Contemporary Music Festival of 2–9 July 1983 hinged. During this time and until 14 July, he conducted master classes for composers at the SABC in Johannesburg. What he said at the master classes was recorded onto 11 cassettes. The present article is an investigation into his thoughts and opinions on composing as expressed in these tapes. In order to portray his humour, style and specific nuances, we provide copious quotations in the endnotes.