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This fact, the surfacing of structure in an undeliberate action, is too big to take on here, but it was enough to convince me that the structuralists—the advocates of planning music before you hear or care what the plan gives you—were right: do not rely on unplanned music; it comes out as though it were planned, but planned by someone you cross the street to avoid.

Robert Ashley

Robert Ashley

Robert Ashley

Born: March 28, 1930

Died: March 3, 2014 (aged 83)

Bio: Robert Ashley was an American composer, who was best known for his operas and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate electronics and extended techniques.

Known for:

Perfect Lives (1991)
Beautifully Absurd (2012)
Stolen Train (1953)
Atalanta (Acts of God): Three Operas : Max, Willard and Bud (2011)
Victorian Fiction: A Guide to Research (1964)

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