Robert Ashley
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderNot specified
Birthday28 March 1930
Died3 March 2014 (age 83)
Place of birthAnn Arbor, Michigan
Known credits11
Biography
A distinguished figure in American contemporary music, Robert Ashley holds 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. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 1930, Robert Ashley was educated at the University of Michigan (Mus.B., 1952, Music Theory) and at the Manhattan School of Music (Mus.M., 1954, Piano and Composition.) From 1957 to 1960 he continued to study Composition and Acoustics at the University of Michigan’s Speech …
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2025 · Writer
Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)
2019 · Narrator I
Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)
2019 · Writer
Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)
2019 · Music
Automatic Writing
2014 · Writer
Automatic Writing
2014 · Original Music Composer
Automatic Writing
2014 · Original Concept
Automatic Writing
2014 · Original Film Writer
Automatic Writing
2014 · Original Story
Frames for Seconds
1991
Perfect Lives
1984 · "R" Narrator
Perfect Lives
1984 · Writer
Perfect Lives
1984 · Original Music Composer
Atalanta Strategy
1984 · Himself
Atalanta Strategy
1984 · Music
Atalanta Strategy
1984 · Writer
Four American Composers: Robert Ashley
1983 · Himself
The Commission
1983 · Hector Berlioz
The Commission
1983 · Writer
Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons
1981 · "R"
Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons
1981 · Music
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
1976 · Self
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
1976 · Director
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
1976 · Producer
The House
1963 · Music
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