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Lee Hoiby
American composer (1926–2011)
Lee Henry Hoiby (February 17, 1926 – March 28, 2011) was an American composer and classical pianist.
Hoiby biography
Best known as a composer of operas and songs, he was a disciple of composer Gian Carlo Menotti.[1] Like Menotti, his works championed lyricism at a time when such compositions were deemed old fashioned.[2] His most well known work is his setting of Tennessee Williams's Summer and Smoke, which premiered at the St Paul Opera in 1971.[3]
Biography
Hoiby was born in Madison, Wisconsin.
A child prodigy,[4] he began playing the piano at the age of 5.[2] He studied at the University of Wisconsin under notable pianists Gunnar Johansen and Egon Petri. He then became a pupil of Darius Milhaud at Mills College.[1]
Hoiby became influenced by a variety of composers, particularly personalities in the twentieth century avant garde, including the Pro Arte String Quartet led by Rudolf Koli