Robert Ashley
by Gann, Kyle
This book explores the life and works of the pioneering opera composer Robert Ashley, one of the leading American composers of the post-Cage generation. Ashley's innovations began in the 1960s when he, along with Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, and David Behrman, formed the Sonic Arts Union.
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- Full title :Robert Ashley / Kyle Gann.
Summary
This book explores the life and works of the pioneering opera composer Robert Ashley, one of the leading American composers of the post-Cage generation. Ashley's innovations began in the 1960s when he, along with Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, and David Behrman, formed the Sonic Arts Union.
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- Publication Date:©2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of Illinois Press
- Place of Publication:Urbana
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 150 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780252035494, 0252035496, 9780252078873, 025207887X
- oclc:ocn788273584
- LC Classification:ML410.A798
- Dewey Decimal:780.92
Table of Contents
Oh, how we misunderstand: introduction -- The vessel of the eternal present: the early years -- When slow starts to mean something, we crave fast: the once years -- Incredibly slowly our view begins to slide: the Mills College years -- I'm not the same person that I used to be: Perfect lives -- Who could speak if every word had meaning?: Atalanta (Acts of God) -- If you have to ask you can't afford one: Now Eleanor's idea -- One thing follows the next and I just do it: Dust, celestial excursions, concrete, and smaller pieces.
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