Glenn Branca

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Born
6 October 1948
Born In
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
13 May 2018 (aged 69)
Glenn Branca (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1948 - May 13, 2018) was an American 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. He moved to New York in 1976. His first encounter with the NYC music scene was with the N.D… read more
Glenn Branca (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1948 - May 13, 2018) was an American 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 A… read more
Glenn Branca (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1948 - May 13, 2018) was an American 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… read more

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1 Play track The Ascension Lesson No. 2
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2 Play track The Ascension The Spectacular Commodity
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3 Play track The Ascension Structure
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4 Play track The Ascension The Ascension
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5 Play track Symphony No. 1 (Tonal Plexus) Sym. No. 1, Movement 1
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6 Play track The Ascension: The Sequel The Tone Row That Ruled the World
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7 Play track Light Field Light Field
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8 Play track The Ascension Light Field (In Consonance)
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9 Play track Lesson No. 1 Lesson No. 1 For Electric Guitar
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10 Play track You Got Me You Got Me
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  1. 46,760 listeners

    29 Oct 1981 · 5 tracks

    The Ascension
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  2. 15,224 listeners

    1981 · 4 tracks

    Symphony No. 1 (Tonal Plexus)
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  3. 11,872 listeners

    1995 · 8 tracks

    Songs '77-'79
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  4. 11,181 listeners

    31 Dec 1979 · 3 tracks

    Lesson No. 1
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