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NPR Classical

By Tom Huizenga
Published June 20, 2019 at 12:01 PM CDT
American composer Morton Feldman, known for his long, quiet pieces, photographed in Amsterdam in 1976. He was born 100 years ago, Jan. 12.
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American composer Morton Feldman, known for his long, quiet pieces, photographed in Amsterdam in 1976. He was born 100 years ago, Jan. 12.

Updated January 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM CST

Updated Jan. 8, 2026: A hushed, celebratory playlist for composer Morton Feldman, the king of quiet, who was born 100 years ago in New York. His mesmerizing, slow, spacious music is the perfect antidote for today's clangorous times. It renders melody, harmony and rhythm, as we know them, irrelevant. Hear symphonic and chamber pieces and solo piano works where notes ring out in vast silent spaces.

Need a deep discovery experience? Try 1,000 years of music in this playlist from NPR Classical's Tom Huizenga, which explores everything from new releases to old favorites, and classics from the dawn of the recording era. Our mantra: Bach, Beethoven, before and beyond.

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Tom Huizenga
Tom Huizenga is a producer for NPR Music. He contributes a wide range of stories about classical music to NPR's news programs and is the classical music reviewer for All Things Considered. He appears regularly on NPR Music podcasts and founded NPR's classical music blog Deceptive Cadence in 2010.