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Yes, but is it edible? : the music of Robert Ashley : for two or more voices

Title
Yes, but is it edible? : the music of Robert Ashley : for two or more voices / edited by Will Holder and Alex Waterman.
Author
Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014
Publication
  • Vancouver, Canada ; Los Angles, USA : New Documents, [2014]
  • Utah : Printed by Liberty Press
  • ©2014

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Additional Authors
  • Holder, Will
  • Waterman, Alex, 1975-
  • Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014.
Description
1 score (779 pages) : illustrations; 30 cm
Uniform Title
Works. Selections
Alternative Title
  • Works.
  • Music of Robert Ashley : for two or more voices
Subjects
Genre/Form
Aleatory music.
Note
  • Aleatory music (instrumental and vocal), essays, and interviews.
  • Includes graphic and text based notation.
  • "Edition of 1000"--Colophon.
Contents
Characters in a landscape telling stories musically / Alex Waterman -- Selected scores 1963-2008. In memoriam Esteban Gomez (quartet), 1963 ; In memoriam John Smith (concerto), 1963 ; In memoriam Kit Carson (opera), 1963 ; In memoriam Crazy Horse (symphony), 1963 ; The entrance, 1966 ; Illusion models (hypothetical computer tasks), 1970 / [Robert Ashley] -- Impossible landscapes / Alex Waterman -- Sound changing its own behavior / Robert Sheff -- A last futile stab at fun, 1979 ; Yes, but is it edible?, 1999 ; The future of music, 2000 ; Pillars (for David Moodey), 2008 ; Scores. Dust, 1998 ; Celestial excursions, 2003 / [Robert Ashley] -- Appendix 1: Suggested reading / Will Holder -- Appendix 2: Interviews with Thomas Buckner, Joan La Barbara, Sam Ashley and Jacqueline Humbert : scored by ...in memoriam Esteban Gomez ; Interviews with Robert Ashley, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Mimi Johnson, (assisted by) Tom Hamilton, David Moodey, Cas Boumans : scored by ...in memoriam John Smith ; Conversation between Robert Ashley and Alex Waterman : scored by ...in memoriam Kit Carson.
Call Number
JNG 15-35
ISBN
  • 1927354099
  • 9781927354094
OCLC
845516577
Author
Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014, composer.
Title
Yes, but is it edible? : the music of Robert Ashley : for two or more voices / edited by Will Holder and Alex Waterman.
Publisher
Vancouver, Canada ; Los Angles, USA : New Documents, [2014]
Manufacturer
Utah : Printed by Liberty Press
Copyright Date
©2014
Type of Content
notated music
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Language
Graphic notation ; letter notation.
Added Author
Holder, Will, editor, writer of added commentary.
Waterman, Alex, 1975- editor, writer of added commentary.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. In memoriam Esteban Gómez.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. In memoriam John Smith.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. In memoriam Kit Carson.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. In memoriam Crazy Horse.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. Entrance.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. Illusion models.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. Last futile stab at fun.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. Yes, but is it edible.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. Pillars.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. Dust.
Container of (work): Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014. Celestial excursions.
Research Call Number
JNG 15-35
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