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==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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| − | * [http://ubu.com/film/ashley_perfect.html ''Perfect Lives''], a television opera, 1978- | + | * ''[http://ubu.com/film/aether.html Music with Roots in the Aether]'', opera-for-television, 1975-1976. |
| − | + | * [http://ubu.com/film/ashley_perfect.html ''Perfect Lives''], a television opera, 1978-1983. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tt4a83z5Jw] | |
| − | * Peter Greenaway, ''[ | + | * Peter Greenaway, ''[https://ubu.com/film/greenaway_ashley.html Four American Composers: Robert Ashley]'', 1983. |
===Sound recordings=== | ===Sound recordings=== | ||
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===Publications=== | ===Publications=== | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [[Media:Robert_Ashley_Music_with_Roots_in_the_Aether_1979.pdf|Music with Roots in the Aether]], 1979. Program brochure. |
| − | * ''[https:// | + | * ''[https://monoskop.org/log/?p=23116 Music with Roots in the Aether: Interviews with and Essays About Seven American Composers]'', Cologne: MusikTexte, 2000, 244 pp. |
** ''Musik mit Wurzeln im Äther'', Cologne: MusikTexte, 2001, 260 pp. [http://www.musiktexte.de/shop/article_EMT-008/Robert-Ashley%3A-Musik-mit-Wurzeln-im-%C3%84ther-%7C-MusikTexte.html?shop_param=cid%3D2%26aid%3DEMT-008%26] {{de}} | ** ''Musik mit Wurzeln im Äther'', Cologne: MusikTexte, 2001, 260 pp. [http://www.musiktexte.de/shop/article_EMT-008/Robert-Ashley%3A-Musik-mit-Wurzeln-im-%C3%84ther-%7C-MusikTexte.html?shop_param=cid%3D2%26aid%3DEMT-008%26] {{de}} | ||
Revision as of 09:32, 3 May 2021
| Born |
March 28, 1930 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
|---|---|
| Died |
March 3, 2014 (aged 83) New York City, New York, US |
| Web | UbuWeb Film, UbuWeb Sound, Wikipedia |
Robert Ashley (1930–2014) was an American composer, who was best known for his operas and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate electronics and extended techniques.
Contents
Works
Film and video
- Music with Roots in the Aether, opera-for-television, 1975-1976.
- Perfect Lives, a television opera, 1978-1983. [1]
- Peter Greenaway, Four American Composers: Robert Ashley, 1983.
Sound recordings
Publications
- Music with Roots in the Aether, 1979. Program brochure.
- Music with Roots in the Aether: Interviews with and Essays About Seven American Composers, Cologne: MusikTexte, 2000, 244 pp.
- Musik mit Wurzeln im Äther, Cologne: MusikTexte, 2001, 260 pp. [2] (German)
- Outside of Time / Außerhalb der Zeit, Cologne: MusikTexte, 2009, 655 pp. (in English/German) [3]
Literature
- Kyle Gann, Robert Ashley, University of Illinois Press, 2012, 184 pp.
- Geeta Dayal, "Robert Ashley: 1930–2014", Frieze blog, 2014.
See also
Links
- http://www.robertashley.org
- Obituaries: Margalit Fox (New York Times), Paul Grimstad (n+1).
