Glenn Branca: punk composer who turned minimalism maximal
Branca, who has died aged 69, turned guitars into permanently climaxing choirs of noise – and blew apart the world of minimalist compositionThe experimental guitarist and composer Glenn Branca died on Sunday at age 69, leaving a weighty and singular legacy. Branca helped define New York cool. Even among the many underground artists, musicians and misfits who populated downtown Manhattan in the 1970s and 80s, he stood out as one of the weirdest. His music – with its stark sheets of ...
Brooklyn Vegan — The influential avant-garde guitarist and composer passed away after a battle with throat cancer. He was 69.
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Stereogum — Glenn Branca, the New York composer whose clangorous guitar compositions inspired a few generations of avant-garde music and underground rock, has died. Branca's wife and... more info
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"His influence on the music world is incalculable."
Glenn Branca
Celebrated avant-garde guitarist and composer Glenn Branca has died after losing his battle with thr... more info
Guardian Music — The avant-garde musician, who inspired a generation of new wave bands such as Sonic Youth, died from throat cancer, his wife saysGlenn Branca, the celebrated composer and... more info
Guardian Music — Branca, who has died aged 69, turned guitars into permanently climaxing choirs of noise – and blew apart the world of minimalist compositionThe experimental guitar... more info
Topix — Glenn Branca, avant-garde composer, experimental guitarist and integral figure in the New York No Wave scene, died Sunday at the age of 69. Glenn Branca, an avant-garde c... more info
New York Times — The musician and composer, who died this week at 69, spent decades helping shape the worlds of avant-garde rock and contemporary classical music. more info
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The influential guitarist and composer has died age 69
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The influential guitarist and composer has died age 69
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