Elliott Sharp (born March 1, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American contemporary classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, and performer.
Thorny compositions that sound as if female teen punkers the Shaggs received doctorates in the music of 12-tone composer Alban Berg, and then rewrote their Philosophy of the World. . . . Carefully notated structures and interplay morph effortlessly into free improvisation that is intelligent and expressive, but never self-indulgent. Also featuring intense lyrics sung with their clear and melodic voices, the two women make transcendent chamber music outside of any genre.
Wayne Allyn Root
Ryan C. Gordon
Chris O'Dowd
Jose Saramago
Daniel Alarcon
Brendan Gallagher
Ernst Cassirer
Timothy Shriver
Don McLean
Elfriede Jelinek
C. D. Broad
Jean Jaures