This is a web page devoted to musical examples from the works of Robert Ashley. It is meant to accompany Kyle Gann's book Robert Ashley in the American Composers series from University of Illinois Press (2012).
Chapter Two:
Chapter Five:
Partial transcription of "Blue" Gene Tyranny's improvisation in "The Backyard" from Perfect Lives
Chapter Seven:
Chapter Eight:
Much thanks to Robert Ashley and Lovely Music
for permission to use the examples.
All information © 2011 Kyle Gann. Please quote only with attribution.
(photo by Mimi Johnson)
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