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Also known as Glenn Gilbert Branca

American composer and guitarist (1948-2018)

Person · Open Library

Born
1948
Died
2018
Works
2

Top works

  • Symphony no. 5
  • Symphony no. 2

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1948-10-06
Active to
2018-05-13
avant-gardeclassicalcomposercontemporary classicaldroneexperimental rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
115,634
Total plays
1,300,781

Tags

no waveexperimentalAvant-Gardepost-punkcontemporary classical

Glenn Branca (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1948 - May 13, 2018) was an American avant-garde composer and guitarist known for his use of volume, alternative guitar tunings, repetition, droning, and the harmonic series. Branca received a 2009 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award. Branca studied theater at Emerson College in Boston in the early 1970s. While there, he began experimenting with sound as the founder of an experimental theater group called Bastard Theater. <

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gilbert
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Harrisburg
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
luthier
Languages spoken
English language
Movement
avant-garde
Instrument
prepared guitar
Official website
glennbranca.com
Image
Glenn Branca (cropped).jpg
Residence
London
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date of birth
1948-10-06
described by source
UbuWeb
date of death
2018-05-13
start of work period
1967-00-00
end of work period
2018-05-13
cause of death
laryngeal cancer
manner of death
natural causes
has works in the collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
Commons category
Glenn Branca
floruit
1986-01-01
Sources (6)

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