Bunita Marcus

{{short description|American classical composer}}

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Bunita Marcus (born May 5, 1952) is an American composer.

Bunita met Morton Feldman in 1976, beginning a long association that lasted until his death in 1987. For seven years they were inseparable.{{Cite news|url=https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/hearing-and-remembering-trauma-in-bunita-marcuss-the-rugmaker/|title=Hearing and Remembering Trauma in Bunita Marcus's The Rugmaker|date=2010-08-01|work=NewMusicBox|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en}} Feldman and Marcus composed side by side, sharing musical thoughts and ideas.{{Cite web |title=BBC - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Tectonics 2023 Artist Profile |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1bc3dDljyVF8hjHX1x9NWKx/tectonics-2023-artist-profile |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} In 1985 Feldman dedicated to her his new piano composition: "For Bunita Marcus."Oxford Music Online, Feldman, Morton