Robert Ashley
Acting
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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Known For
The Commission
1983 · Movie
Atalanta Strategy
1984 · Movie
The House
1963 · Movie
Perfect Lives
1984 · Movie
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
1976 · TV
Automatic Writing
2014 · Movie
Four American Composers: Robert Ashley
1983 · Movie
Frames for Seconds
1991 · Movie
525
2025 · Movie
Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)
2019 · Movie
Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons
1981 · Movie