The Feldman-ness in Rothko Chapel: Context, Emphasis, and Meaning
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Rothko Chapel; Morton Feldman.Abstract
Rothko Chapel is Morton Feldman's most distinctive piece. The processes of musical development in this work also deviate from traditional Feldman. Contrary to the emphasis on the uniqueness of Rothko Chapel that several scholars have explored. Firstly, this paper provides a detailed account of Feldman’s oeuvre and its analytical difficulties, followed by an overview of existing approaches to the analysis of Rothko Chapel. And finally, this paper selected fragments from Rothko Chapel and analyzed the compositional techniques of Rothko Chapel and its Feldman-ness.
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