Morton Feldman
12.01.1926—03.09.1987

Future Performances

The Viola in My Life 2
15.02.2012, Durham (NL)
The Viola in My Life 2
16.02.2012, Durham (NL)
The Viola in My Life 2
28.02.2012, Härnösand (S)
The Viola in My Life 2
29.02.2012, Sundsvall (S)
The Viola in My Life 2
01.03.2012, Barcelona (E)

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Morton Feldman
The Viola in My Life 2 | for viola and 6 instruments

Work Details
Year of composition: 1970
Scored for: for viola and 6 instruments
Composer: Morton Feldman
Soloinstruments/Soloists: viola
Instrumentation: fl, cl, perc, cel, vln, vc
Duration (min): 12
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Work Introduction

The cycle The Viola in My Life was begun in July 1970 in Honolulu (composed especially for Karen Phillips, resident performer at Hawaii University) and consists of individual compositions utilising various instrumental combinations with the viola.

“The compositional format is quite simple. [...]

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