COMPOSER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Ashley has received more than 200,185 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Ashley is the 1,396th most popular composer (down from 1,291st in 2019), the 13,053rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,850th in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Robert Ashley ranks 1,396 out of 1,451. Before him are Lera Auerbach, Erik Mongrain, Frank Loesser, Oliver Knussen, Edvin Marton, and Ludger Stühlmeyer. After him are Kazumi Totaka, Justin Hurwitz, Alan Bush, Bernie Worrell, Michel van der Aa, and Gus Kahn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Robert Ashley ranks 617. Before him are Allison Hayes, K. Balachander, Frank Adams, Don Edmunds, Al Lawrence, and Paul Horn. After him are Sally Ann Howes, Stuart Williams, Joan Sims, Bill Lienhard, Charles Correa, and Indrani Rahman. Among people deceased in 2014, Robert Ashley ranks 527. Before him are Kathleen Ollerenshaw, K. Balachander, Philippe Mahut, Paul Horn, Daisuke Oku, and Gerald Wilson. After him are Reyhaneh Jabbari, Sandy Jardine, Bob Houbregs, Krzysztof Krauze, Mary Ann Mobley, and Toaripi Lauti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Ashley ranks 13,053 out of 20,380. Before him are Jonathan Tucker (1982), Gerald Wilson (1918), Conrad Janis (1928), August Wilson (1945), Cynthia Gibb (1963), and James S. Voss (1949). After him are Chris Zylka (1985), Jane Smiley (1949), David Axelrod (1931), Ellen Willis (1941), Jim Jordan (1964), and Ilka Chase (1905).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Robert Ashley ranks 134. Before him are Don Davis (1957), Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884), George Whitefield Chadwick (1854), Charles Wuorinen (1938), William Grant Still (1895), and Frank Loesser (1910). After him are Justin Hurwitz (1985), Bernie Worrell (1944), Jeremy Soule (1975), Steve Roach (1955), Vivian Kubrick (1960), and Walter Murphy (1952).

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