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Glenn Branca | |
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.jpg) Branca performing at Hallwalls (circa 1980) | |
| Born | October 6, 1948 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 13, 2018 (aged 69) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, luthier, playwright |
Glenn Branca (October 6, 1948 – May 13, 2018) was an American avant-garde composer, guitarist, and luthier. Known for his use of volume, alternative guitar tunings, repetition, droning, and the harmonic series, he was a driving force behind the genres of no wave, totalism and noise rock.[1] Branca received a 2009 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.
- ^ Paul Hegarty, Noise/Music, A History (Continuum, 2007) p. 123