Ellen Fullman’s Elemental View: a 100-stringed instrument creates endless possibilities
Fullman’s unprecedented compositions feel more like magic than science. Ellen Fullman’s long-string instrument is the stuff of legend. Developed in the early ’80s, it consists of roughly 100 90-foot strings and is generally played by walking the length of said strings, rubbing them with rosin-coated fingers. The experience of hearing it in person has been…