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Credit: James Welling

Glenn Branca

Avant-garde guitarist and composer who emerged from New York's '70s no wave movement.

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Active

1960s - 2010s

Born

October 6, 1948 in Harrisburg, PA

Died

May 13, 2018 in New York, NY

Genre

Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Classical, New Age

Styles

Experimental, Instrumental Rock, Microtonal, No Wave, Punk/New Wave, Modern Composition, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Instrumental, Post-Minimalism, Post-Rock, Symphony, Orchestral, Avant-Garde Music, Film Score

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Selections from the Symphonies (Works for Electric Guitar)

Glenn Branca: Symphony No. 1 "Tonal Plexus"

Glenn Branca: Symphony No. 5 "Describing Planes of an Expanding Hypersphere"

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