Elliott Sharp (b. Cleveland, Ohio, March 1, 1951) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer. A key figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City for over thirty years, Sharp has released over eighty-five recordings ranging from blues, jazz, and orchestral

20th-century music, Eclectic, Experimental, Mathematical

He studied at Vienna University under Adler (1902-6), taking the doctorate for work on Heinrich Isaac; in composition he was one of Schönberg's first pupils (1904-8), along with Berg. Like Berg, he developed rapidly under Schönberg's guidance, achieving a fusion of Brahms, Reger and tonal Schönber

20th-century music, Dramatic, Eclectic

At age 12, Franz Liszt performed a rendition of Beethoven's "Symphony in C-minor" as the master composer sat in the audience. Legend has it that after the superb performance, the great maestro kissed the juvenile Liszt on the forehead. Liszt's future as the most brilliant of pianists seemed to be sea

Death, Dramatic, Eclectic, Moody, Organic, Religious, Romantic music