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Robert Ashley

1930 - 2014

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Robert Reynolds Ashley (March 28, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was an American composer, who was best known for his television operas and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate electronics and extended techniques. His works often involve intertwining narratives and take a surreal multidisciplinary approach to sound, theatrics and writing, and have been continuously performed by various interpreters during and after his life, including Automatic Writing (1979) and Perfect Lives (1983). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Ashley is the 1,400th most popular composer (down from 1,396th in 2019), the 13,593rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,061st in 2019) and the 137th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Robert Ashley ranks 1,400 out of 1,451. Before him are Ned Rorem, Charles Wuorinen, Erik Mongrain, Jimmy McHugh, Randall Thompson, and Frank Loesser. After him are Ludger Stühlmeyer, Malcolm Williamson, Lera Auerbach, Gus Kahn, Walter Murphy, and Kazumi Totaka.

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Among people born in 1930, Robert Ashley ranks 627. Before him are Nicholas F. Brady, Muhal Richard Abrams, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, Wayne Frye, Paul Horn, and Don Edmunds. After him are Yuriy Tyukalov, Frank Adams, Leila Seth, Sally Ann Howes, K. Balachander, and Joan Sims. Among people deceased in 2014, Robert Ashley ranks 535. Before him are Elena Baltacha, Man Haron Monis, John Houbolt, Wayne Frye, Paul Horn, and Rainer Hasler. After him are Krzysztof Krauze, Alex Chandre de Oliveira, Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Bob Houbregs, Russell Johnson, and Audrey Long.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Ashley ranks 13,597 out of 20,380. Before him are Lurleen Wallace (1926), Donte DiVincenzo (1997), Mark Webber (1980), Eddie Sachs (1927), John Carl Buechler (1952), and Arthur Kopit (1937). After him are Brit Marling (1983), John Lindsay (1921), Apollo Crews (1987), Linda M. Godwin (1952), Bobby Bare (1935), and Aly Raisman (1994).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Robert Ashley ranks 137. Before him are Don Davis (1957), Ned Rorem (1923), Charles Wuorinen (1938), Jimmy McHugh (1894), Randall Thompson (1899), and Frank Loesser (1910). After him are Walter Murphy (1952), Steve Roach (1955), Vivian Kubrick (1960), Meredith Willson (1902), Jeremy Soule (1975), and Justin Hurwitz (1985).

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