Elliott Sharp (born March 1, 1951) is an American contemporary classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, author, and visual artist.[1][2][3]
A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City since the late 1970s,[4][5] Sharp has released over eighty-five recordings ranging from contemporary classical, avant-garde, free improvisation, jazz, experimental, and orchestral music to noise, no wave, and electronic music. He pioneered the use of personal computers in live performance with his Virtual Stance project of the 1980s.[6] He has used algorithms and fibonacci numbers in experimental composition since the 1970s, and has cited literature as an inspiration for his music and often favors improvisation.[7][8] He is an inveterate performer, playing mainly guitar, saxophone and bass clarinet. Sharp has led many ensembles over the years, including the blues-oriented Terraplane, Orchestra Carbon, and SysOrk, a group dedicated to the realization of algorithmic and graphic scores.[9][10]
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^""Sound In Light - Light In Sound: Graphic Scores by Elliott Sharp"". Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
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^Tessalation Row,Elliott Sharp with the Soldier String Quartet All Music Guide
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ElliottSharp (born March 1, 1951) is an American contemporary classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, author, and visual artist. A central...
on Guitar Oblique (Knitting Factory) with guitarists David Torn and ElliottSharp. Reid was also featured in the program presented by BAM and the Experience...
Longo ("American Vanity"); Ann Magnuson (sketches at Folk City) and ElliottSharp ("This Is Now!"). Since 2016 Bogosian has been filming the 100monologues...
Cruel Frederick The Birth of the Cruel 1987 128 ElliottSharp In the Land of the Yahoos 129 ElliottSharp & the Soldier String Quartet Tessalation Row 130...
Jump Suite, Julius Hemphill 1982 Flying Out, Cecil McBee 1982 Nots, ElliottSharp 1983 Nona, Nona Hendryx 1984 "Conjure - Music For The Texts Of Ishmael...
by Kristallisilmä. The film's soundtrack was produced by composer ElliottSharp; Sharp remarked that Pohjola gave him "a few vague guidelines and suggestions"...
hop. Notable proponents of the genre include John Zorn, Arto Lindsay, ElliottSharp, and James Chance, among others. The first band to approach the genre...
Lunch, Mofungo, Ilona Granet, pre-rap Beastie Boys, 3 Teens Kill 4, ElliottSharp as Carbon, Swans, the Ordinaires, and Arto Lindsay as Toy Killers. On...
1980s, playing with William Parker, Lou Grassi [de], Denis Charles, ElliottSharp, Paul Shapiro, Bobby Previte, Wayne Horvitz, Saheb Sarbib, Bobby Radcliff...
Metal is an album released on Area Total in 1992 by Telectu featuring ElliottSharp. Untitled -4:15 Untitled -5:15 Untitled -2:20 Untitled -6:00 Untitled...
Composition with ElliottSharp, Mary Halvorson, Lee Ranaldo, Vernon Reid 2010 Electric Willie: a Tribute to Willie Dixon with ElliottSharp, Henry Kaiser...
Neighbourhood : Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2013. ElliottSharp (July 1, 2013). "Tour Dates: The Neighbourhood Is On The Road". Red...
Victo with Andrea Parkins & Tom Rainey 2007 Duo Milano Long Song with ElliottSharp 2007 Nothing Makes Any Sense No Fun with Giffoni Licht Ranaldo 2009...
First Interview". IMPOSE. IMPOSE Magazine. Retrieved 29 April 2020. ElliottSharp (2014-10-01). "Modern Baseball Almost Missed It All". Redbull.com. Retrieved...
City-based band that was active from 1979 to 1993. It featured guitarist ElliottSharp and food writer Robert Sietsema. Members Chris Nelson and Jeff McGovern...
Oblq or Guitar Oblique) is a live album by guitarists Vernon Reid, ElliottSharp, and David Torn. It was recorded at the Knitting Factory in New York...
Peter Evans, Mary Halvorson, Henry Kaiser, Jim O'Rourke, Evan Parker, ElliottSharp, Ken Vandermark, and William Winant, as well as in bands including XBXRX...
Hemingway, George E. Lewis, Fred Frith, Eyvind Kang, Mike Patton and ElliottSharp, on the compositional process. Zorn released the second volume of Arcana:...
through a few more iterations of the sequence. Avant garde composer ElliottSharp used Fibonacci numbers in his compositions. Fred Frith composed an instrumental...
began professional relationships with John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, and ElliottSharp. Previte has received critical acclaim for his "exceptional abilities...
Chris Cochrane, 1998) Downtown Lullaby (by John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, ElliottSharp, & Bobby Previte, 1998) 1977 1981 (by Eugene Chadbourne & John Zorn...
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