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Artist
Marc Mellits
12+ albums
contemporary classicalLastfmSCminimalismcomposergenius
about
Marc Mellits was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1966. He was already composing music for the piano before he started formal piano lessons at the age of 6. He went on to study at the Eastman School of Music, Yale School of Music, Cornell University, and Tanglewood. His composition teachers have included Samuel Adler, Martin Bresnick, Dominic Frasca, Bernard Rands, Christopher Rouse, Joseph Schwantner, Roberto Sierra, and Steven Stucky, yet one hears other influences in Mellits' music. The sound worlds of Steve Reich (with whom Mellits has been working as an apprentice since 1990) and Philip Glass resonate inside of Mellits, not to mention the rock and funk music from his childhood in the 1970's. Marc Mellits' voice began to emerge in the early 1990's with works like Aggravated Assault - an explosive work for 2 pianos written during the first Gulf War - Polysorbate 60 and Spam. His piano trio, Fruity Pebbles, established Mellits' reputation as ‘the witty post-minimalist'. Like many of the post-minimalist composers, Mellits has found a way to use minimalist techniques without relying on them entirely. He is a miniaturist, composing works that are comprised of short, contrasting movements. His music is eclectic, all-encompassing, open to reflecting whatever enters his life and mind during the period of creation. He writes music that is accessible and that communicates directly with the listener. The turn of the present century sees Mellits in full stride, receiving major comm
top songs
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Black
6912String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas": Five
5023Ex Machina: Machine II (Flowing)
2344Ex Machina: Machine I (Let the Funk Out)
2275Tapas Five
2106String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas": One
1867Groove Machine
15182 Pieces for Flute & Guitar: II. Elegy for Lefty. Expressive
1449Ex Machina: Machine IV (Dancing a Mean Ghastly Dance)
14310Ex Machina: Machine VI (Flowing, Lyrical, & Songlike)
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