Robert Ashley

by Kyle Gann

Book Overview

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, a group that turned conceptualism toward electronics. He was also instrumental in the influential ONCE Group, a theatrical ensemble that toured extensively in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025207887X
• ISBN13: 9780252078873
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.4"