Robert Ashley
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About Robert Ashley
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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The Park
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The Backyard
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Automatic writing
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Automatic Writing (1979)
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She Was A Visitor
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Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon
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The Death of EGM
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She was a Visitor (1967)
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Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon (1968)
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Why Game?
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Gotta Catch 'em All
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Help
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The Wolfman
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The Argument (Prelude)
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Artists, Fans and Engineers
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Love Letter Part 1
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B-Side: Why Game?
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Big Ideas
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In Sara, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Men and Women
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B-Side: The Henry Lowood Interview
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Personal
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Automatic Writing (edit)
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That Morning Thing: She Was a Visitor
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Characters
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The Airline Ticket Counter (Sc. 2)
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the fox
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Alcohol
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Celestial Excursions: Act I-Is It Light Yet? - Love Letter, Pt. 1
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The Park (Privacy Rules)
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Love Letter Part 2
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Sunset At The Turnoff (Sc. 1)
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The Airline Ticket Counter (Scene 2)
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the wolfman tape
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Perfect Lives: The Park (Privacy Rules)
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The Offering Of Images
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The Correspondences Text (sc. 3)
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The Bottleman
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the wolfman (1964)
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The Ride To Town (Sc. 4)
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Mr. Or Ms. Or Mrs. N
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Mr. George Payne (Sc. 8)
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The Indifference Text (Sc. 6)
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The Airline Ticket Counter (sc. 5)
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Endorsements
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Bruno Part 1
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Sunset At The Turnoff (Scene 1)
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Back Home... (Sc. 7)
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The Supermarket (Famous People)
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the fox (1957)
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Subaru
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