Robert Ashley
- Type: Classical Composer
- Country: United States
- Born: March 28, 1930 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Died: March 3, 2014 in New York City, New York, United States
Biography
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.
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Robert Ashley Discography
- In Sara, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Men and Women (1974) - Album - rated 3.92/5
- Private Parts (1978) - Album - rated 4.11/5
- Automatic Writing (1979) - Album - rated 3.96/5
- Perfect Lives (Private Parts): The Bar (1980) - Album - rated 3.32/5
- Perfect Lives (Private Parts): "Music Word Fire and I Would Do It Again (Coo Coo)" (1981) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Yellow Man With Heart With Wings (1990) - Album - rated 3.19/5
- Perfect Lives (An Opera for Television by Robert Ashley) (1992) - Album - rated 4.1/5
- Improvement (1992) - Album - rated 3.73/5