Robert Reynolds Ashley (March 28, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was an American composer, who was best known for his television operas and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate electronics and extended techniques.

2017年1月10日 · 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 …

2014年3月4日 · Robert Ashley, a restlessly innovative American composer, died at his home in New York March 3 from complications of cirrhosis of the liver. NPR confirmed the composer's death through his...

Robert Ashley, a distinguished figure in American contemporary music, 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.

2014年3月14日 · Robert Ashley made the first change in the structure and content of opera in the last 300 years. All the personalities mentioned in Robert’s operas are appreciations of real people. His earlier graph pieces have personages like Kit Carson and Sitting Bull.

Robert Ashley was a contemporary American composer known for his operas, theatrical works, and interdisciplinary projects. Many of his works incorporated electronic music and advanced techniques for creating special effects. Alongside Gordon Mumma, Ashley is considered one of the pioneers in the use of synthesizers in contemporary classical ...

2014年3月10日 · Robert Ashley composed operas for television sets. He assembled librettos taken from hot rod rags and Buddhist texts. He was a composer who was also a performer who was an improviser who also...

2014年3月4日 · Composer Robert Ashley has died at the age of eighty-three. Considered a forerunner of the audio synthesis movement and known for his disruptive reinvention of the operatic form—fusing electronic music into theater and operas—Ashley had a prolific career, with a list of works dating back to 1957.

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.

Robert Ashley was a composer known for his operas and multi-disciplinary works that combine video, electronic music, and improvisation. He created a vocal style that blends speech and song. Ashley organized the ONCE Festival of Music with Gordon Mumma. From 1964 to 1969 Ashley directed the ONCE Group, a performing arts ensemble that toured the ...