Robert Ashley (28 Mar 1930 - 03 Mar 2014)

Male Person - United States American composer

Works (86)

Composed

1. Piano Sonata (1959)
2. The Fourth of July (1960)
3. Details for Two Pianists IIb (1962)
4. Fives (1962)
5. In memoriam… Esteban Gómez (1963)
6. In memoriam… John Smith (1963)
7. In memoriam... Crazy Horse (1963)
8. In memoriam... Kit Carson (1963)
9. Quartet "Waiting Room" (1965)
10. She Was a Visitor (1967)
11. Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon (1968)
12. Automatic Writing (1979)
13. Celestial Excursions
14. Concrete
15. Foreign Experiences: Act I. The Flying Serpent
16. Celestial Excursions: Act I "Is It Light Yet?"
17. Celestial Excursions: Act II "Asylum"
18. Foreign Experiences
19. Crash
20. Your Money My Life Goodbye
21. Improvement: Act II
22. Improvement: Act I
23. Improvement
24. Foreign Experiences: Act II. The Jaguar
25. Foreign Experiences: Act III. The Coyote
26. Foreign Experiences: Act IV. Eagle Tearing Hearts Out of Chests
27. Concrete: Insatiable Desire
28. Concrete: Take Time to Think It Over
29. Perfect Lives
30. Perfect Lives: The Park (Privacy Rules)
31. Perfect Lives: The Supermarket (Famous People)
32. Perfect Lives: The Bank (Victimless Crime)
33. Perfect Lives: The Bar (Differences)
34. Perfect Lives: The Living Room (The Solutions)
35. Perfect Lives: The Church (After the Fact)
36. Perfect Lives: The Backyard (T'Be Continued)
37. Concrete: Interchangeability
38. Concrete: I Aged I Didn't Grow Up
39. Concrete: A Day on Planet Gilbert
40. Concrete: Another Classic Moonshot
41. Dust
42. Crash: Act I (Years 1-14)
43. Crash: Act II (Years 15-28)
44. Crash: Act III (Years 29-42)
45. Crash: Act IV (Years 43-56)
46. Crash: Act V (Years 57-70)
47. Crash: Act VI (Years 71-84)
48. Celestial Excursions: Act III "The River Deepens"
49. Au Pair
50. The Etchings
51. Empire
52. Au Pair: Lewis
53. Au Pair: Gretchen
54. Au Pair: Ingrid
55. Au Pair: Andrea
56. Au Pair: Leisel
57. Au Pair: Simone
58. Au Pair: Katja
59. Au Pair: Justine
60. Au Pair: Lili Marlena
61. Au Pair: Epilogue
62. Concrete: The Old Man Lives in Concrete
63. Concrete: Ideas About Thinking
64. Concrete: O Mesopotamia

Lyrics

1. Automatic Writing

Libretto

1. Celestial Excursions
2. Concrete
3. Crash: Act IV (Years 43-56)
4. Crash: Act V (Years 57-70)
5. Crash: Act VI (Years 71-84)
6. Celestial Excursions: Act III "The River Deepens"
7. Foreign Experiences
8. Crash
9. Crash: Act I (Years 1-14)
10. Crash: Act II (Years 15-28)
11. Crash: Act III (Years 29-42)
12. Foreign Experiences: Act IV. Eagle Tearing Hearts Out of Chests
13. Celestial Excursions: Act I "Is It Light Yet?"
14. Celestial Excursions: Act II "Asylum"
15. Foreign Experiences: Act I. The Flying Serpent
16. Foreign Experiences: Act II. The Jaguar
17. Foreign Experiences: Act III. The Coyote
18. Improvement: Act II
19. Improvement: Act I
20. Improvement

Dedicated Works

1. Ending