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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
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)