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| + | |birth_date = {{birth date|1930|3|28|mf=y}} | ||
| + | |birth_place = Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | ||
| + | |death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|3|3|1930|3|28|mf=y}} | ||
| + | |death_place = New York City, New York, US | ||
| + | |web = [[UbuWeb::http://www.ubu.com/film/ashley.html|UbuWeb Film]], [[UbuWeb::http://ubu.com/sound/ashley.html|UbuWeb Sound]], [[Wikipedia::http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ashley|Wikipedia]] | ||
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| + | '''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. | ||
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| + | ==Works== | ||
| + | ===Film and video=== | ||
| + | * ''[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, ''[https://ubu.com/film/greenaway_ashley.html Four American Composers: Robert Ashley]'', 1983. | ||
| + | * Woody Vasulka, ''[https://youtu.be/_vl2xtgpI5s The Commission]'', 1983. With script and acting by Ashley. | ||
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| + | ===Sound recordings=== | ||
* [http://ubu.com/sound/ashley.html On Ubuweb] | * [http://ubu.com/sound/ashley.html On Ubuweb] | ||
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| − | + | * [[Media:Robert_Ashley_Music_with_Roots_in_the_Aether_1979.pdf|Music with Roots in the Aether]], 1979. Program brochure. | |
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| − | + | * ''[[Media:Ashley_Robert_Perfect_Lives An Opera 1991.pdf|Perfect Lives: An Opera]]'', San Francisco: Burning Books, and New York: Archer Fields, 1991, xix+193 pp, [https://archive.org/details/perfectlivesoper0000ashl IA]. | |
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| − | + | * ''[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}} | ||
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| + | * ''Outside of Time / Außerhalb der Zeit'', Cologne: MusikTexte, 2009, 655 pp. (in English/German) [http://www.musiktexte.de/shop/article_EMT-011/Robert-Ashley%3A-Outside-of-Time_Au%C3%9Ferhalb-der-Zeit-%7C-MusikTexte.html?shop_param=cid%3D2%26aid%3DEMT-011%26] | ||
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| + | ==Literature== | ||
* Kyle Gann, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=13024 Robert Ashley]'', University of Illinois Press, 2012, 184 pp. | * Kyle Gann, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=13024 Robert Ashley]'', University of Illinois Press, 2012, 184 pp. | ||
* Geeta Dayal, [http://blog.frieze.com/robert-ashley-1930-2014/ "Robert Ashley: 1930–2014"], ''Frieze'' blog, 2014. | * Geeta Dayal, [http://blog.frieze.com/robert-ashley-1930-2014/ "Robert Ashley: 1930–2014"], ''Frieze'' blog, 2014. | ||
| − | + | ==See also== | |
| + | * [[Mimi Johnson]] | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
* http://www.robertashley.org | * http://www.robertashley.org | ||
| + | * Obituaries: [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/07/arts/music/robert-ashley-opera-composer-who-painted-outside-the-lines-dies-at-83.html Margalit Fox] (New York Times), [https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/on-robert-ashley/ Paul Grimstad] (n+1). | ||
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashley, Robert}} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:26, 10 August 2023
| Born |
March 28, 1930 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
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| 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[edit]
Film and video[edit]
- 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.
- Woody Vasulka, The Commission, 1983. With script and acting by Ashley.
Sound recordings[edit]
Publications[edit]
- Music with Roots in the Aether, 1979. Program brochure.
- Perfect Lives: An Opera, San Francisco: Burning Books, and New York: Archer Fields, 1991, xix+193 pp, IA.
- 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[edit]
- Kyle Gann, Robert Ashley, University of Illinois Press, 2012, 184 pp.
- Geeta Dayal, "Robert Ashley: 1930–2014", Frieze blog, 2014.
See also[edit]
Links[edit]
- http://www.robertashley.org
- Obituaries: Margalit Fox (New York Times), Paul Grimstad (n+1).
