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Glenn Branca

American composer and guitarist (1948-2018)

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Lived 1948–2018, aged 70United States

United States MusiciansSinger / Musician

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1948–2018
Aged 70
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John Cage: Man and Myth
1990

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Updated 2026-06-21

Glenn Branca 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. Branca received a 2009 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.

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