Artist
Robert Ashley
- Albums
- 1
- Popular songs
- 3
- Origin
- Ann Arbor
- Born
- 1930-03-28
- Artist type
- Person
New Release
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.
Popular Songs by Robert Ashley
- 01 Automatic Writing (1979) From Automatic Writing 46:00
- 02 Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon (1968) From Automatic Writing 10:14
- 03 She Was A Visitor (1967) From Automatic Writing 5:56
