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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Private_Parts
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Robert_Ashley
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:genre
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experimental opera
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Perfect Lives
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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minimalism
spoken word
avant-garde music
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:librettist
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gptkb:Robert_Ashley
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:DVD
cult following
electronic music
nonlinear narrative
philosophical themes
surreal humor
collaborative performance
distinctive vocal style
experimental structure
use of repetition
television opera
performed internationally
American cultural references
adapted for stage and radio
collaboration with video artist John Sanborn
influential in experimental music
musical minimalism
originally titled 'Private Parts'
published as a book
spoken narration
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gptkbp:notablePerformer
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gptkb:Kurt_Munkacsi
gptkb:Robert_Ashley
gptkb:David_Van_Tieghem
gptkb:John_Sanborn
gptkb:Blue_Gene_Tyranny
gptkb:Cheryl_Swannack
gptkb:Jackie_Humbert
gptkb:Ned_Sublette
gptkb:Paul_Shorr
gptkb:Sam_Ashley
gptkb:Peter_Gordon
gptkb:Jill_Kroesen
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gptkbp:notableRecording
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gptkb:Lovely_Music,_Ltd._(1984)
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gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes
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7
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gptkbp:originalMedium
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gptkb:television
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gptkbp:premiereDate
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1983
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gptkbp:setting
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small town in the American Midwest
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gptkbp:structure
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seven episodes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Robert_Ashley
gptkb:Polly_Samson
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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