Robert Ashley

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Born
28 March 1930
Born In
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Died
3 March 2014 (aged 83)
Robert Ashley (March 28, 1930 in Ann Arbor, Michigan – March 3, 2014 in Manhattan, New York) was a distinguished figure in American contemporary music, holding an international reputation for his work in new forms of opera and multi-disciplinary projects. His recorded works are acknowledged classics of language in a musical setting. He pioneered opera-for-television. The operatic works of Robert Ashley are distinctly original in style, and distinctly American in their subject matter and in their use of American language. Fanfare Magazine calls Ashley's Perfect Lives "nothi… read more
Robert Ashley (March 28, 1930 in Ann Arbor, Michigan – March 3, 2014 in Manhattan, New York) was a distinguished figure in American contemporary music, holding an international reputation for his work in new forms of opera and multi-disciplinary projects. His recorded works are acknowledged c… read more
Robert Ashley (March 28, 1930 in Ann Arbor, Michigan – March 3, 2014 in Manhattan, New York) was a distinguished figure in American contemporary music, holding an international reputation for his work in new forms of opera and multi-disciplinary projects. His recorded works are acknowledged classics of language in a musical setting. He pioneered opera-for-televis… read more

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1 Play track Private Parts (The Record) The Park
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2 Play track Automatic Writing Automatic Writing (1979)
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3 Play track Private Parts (The Record) The Backyard
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4 RA.658 Love Letter Part 1
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5 Play track Automatic Writing Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon
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6 Play track Automatic Writing She Was A Visitor
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7 Improvement The Airline Ticket Counter (Sc. 2)
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8 Love Letter Part 2 Love Letter Part 2
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9 Improvement Sunset At The Turnoff (Sc. 1)
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10 Improvement The Correspondences Text (sc. 3)
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    1 Jan 1979 · 3 tracks

    Automatic Writing
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    1977 · 2 tracks

    Private Parts
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  3. 2,908 listeners

    15 Jul 2005 · 37 tracks

    Celestial Excursions
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  4. 2,312 listeners

    1990 · 2 tracks

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