Robert Ashley
Studied with Ross Lee Finney, Roberto Gerhard, Leslie Bassett. Music degrees from Univ. of Michigan and Manhattan School of Music, worked in Speech Research Lab (psychoacoustics and cultural speech patterns) and was a Research Assistant in acoustics at the Architectural Research Lab. Co-founder legendary ONCE Group in the 1960s, co-director Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College in 1970s. Created new kind of opera (sometimes called the New Narrative opera) in works like That Morning Thing (1967), Combination Wedding and Funeral (1964), Perfect Lives an opera-for-TV (1980), e/L Aficionado (1991). Social behavior and and language illusion studies like The 4th of July for tape (1960), The Wolfman (1964), in memoriam ... Crazy Horse (symphony) (1963), The Trial of Anne Opie Wehrer and Unknown Accomplices for Crimes Against Humanity (1968).
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Discografia
4 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Tap Dancing in the Sand
Classical - Lançado por UNSOUNDS em 01/01/2007
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Improvement
Classical - Lançado por Nonesuch em 22/11/2005
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Spontaneous Musical Invention
Experimental - Lançado por Recital em 09/06/2023
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Explosions (1965)
Bob James Trio, Bob James, Robert Ashley, Gordon Mumma
Jazz - Lançado por ESP-Disk em 09/05/1965
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