For me it's the instrument.... by Morton Feldman, an American Composer

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“For me it's the instrument. If I want to think of a flute and the state of the arts I hear a vibrato; I don't know what a flute is unless the person plays it for me.”

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Morton Feldman

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Name: Morton Feldman

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Jan 12, 1926

Date of Death: Sep 3, 1987

Profession: Composer

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For me it's the instrument. If I want to think of a flute and the state of the arts I hear a vibrato; I don't know what a flute is unless the person plays it for me.

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