Lee Hoiby

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Lee Henry Hoiby (born February 17, 1926 in Madison , Wisconsin , † March 28, 2011 in New York City ) was an American composer and concert pianist . His focus was on operas and songs . He was a student of the composer Gian Carlo Menotti . Unlike many contemporaries, Lee Hoiby remained loyal to tonal composing during his creative period. His most famous work is its implementation of Tennessee Williams 's Summer and Smoke (Summer and Smoke), which premiered at the St. Paul Opera House in Minnesota in 1971.

Life

Lee Hoiby was born in Madison, Wisconsin, United States in 1926. Recognized as a child prodigy at an early age, he began playing the piano at the age of five. He studied piano at the University of Wisconsin – Madison with pianists Gunnar Johansen and Egon Petri , then Hoiby became a student of Darius Milhaud at Mills College . He studied composition with Gian Carlo Menotti at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Lee Hoiby was influenced by many composers, mainly the avant-garde of the 20th century such as Rudolf Kolisch , brother-in-law of Arnold Schönberg , and Harry Partch , in whose Dadaist ensemble he played at a young age. Although he initially tended towards a career as a concert pianist, he later occupied himself mainly with composition.

Lee Hoiby died on March 28, 2011 after a brief serious illness of complications from melanoma .

Works (selection)

Opera

year title libretto
1957 The Scarf after Chekhov
1964 A Month in the Country William Ball after Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
1968 Summer and Smoke Lanford Wilson to Tennessee Williams
2004 Romeo and Juliet after William Shakespeare

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personal data
SURNAME Hoiby, Lee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoiby, Lee Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer and concert pianist
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Madison , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 2011
Place of death New York City , New York