Renowned Composer Lee Hoiby Hand Signed 4X6 Card From 1988 JG Autographs COA

  

"Classical Pianist" Lee Hoiby Hand Signed 4X6 Card Dated 1988. This item is certified authentic by.

And comes with their Letter of Authenticity. 17, 1926 - March 28, 2011 was an American. Best known as a composer of. Songs, he was a disciple of composer. Like Menotti, his works championed lyricism at a. Time when such compositions were deemed old fashioned. His most well known work. Which premiered at the St Paul Opera in. Piano at the age of 5. He then became a pupil of. Hoiby became influenced by a variety of.

Composers, particularly personalities in the twentieth century avant garde. His youth, Hoiby played with. Following his studies at Mills. He was mentored in music composition by. Introduced Hoiby to opera, and involved him in the Broadway productions.

The Saint of Bleecker Street. Though at first he intended to pursue a career as a concert pianist, he. Eventually became more interested in composing.

28, 2011, aged 85, in New York City from metastatic melanoma. Survived by his partner and longtime collaborator, Mark Shulgasser. Opera in one act, which was produced by Menotti and premiered in 1957, was. Italian press as the hit of the first.

1964, now known in its revised version as. A Month in the Country. Based on a play by. Is perhaps his most famous work.

And it was premiered in 1971 by St Paul. Among Hoiby's other operatic works are the. Something New for the Zoo. Which was produced off-Broadway in 1989. And a one-act chamber opera.

This Is the Rill Speaking. He contributed the song, The Darkling.

Song were used as source material for the opera's remaining solo and ensemble. Hoiby's last opera was a setting of. (2004), which still awaits its world.

He continued his work with Bishop's poetry in a new. Chamber work, commissioned by American Opera Projects, with scenario by. Mezzo-soprano, baritone, piano and instrumental ensemble, lasting approximately. An excerpt from the piece received its first reading in New York at.

New York City Opera's "VOX: Showcasing American Opera" program in May. Summer Suite for Wind Ensemble. Premiered on February 25, 2008, by the Austin Peay State University Wind. Ensemble under the direction of Dr. The history of the piece: Summer Suite is a transcription for concert band of.

One of my first orchestral works. The last movement is a rousing parade, and. When the opportunity presented itself last year I decided to recast it for. Greg Wolynec and his players at Austin Peay State University. Enjoyed it sufficiently to encourage me to work on the first two movements for. Rethinking the first movement (which was originally titled Scherzo) was a. Challenge and education, particularly in dealing with the lack of high strings. The second movement was a piece of cake, and I'm. Especially pleased with the way the long theme fits the french horn. Like my twenty-six year old self has made a gift to my present self.

In 2006 to the words of U. Died in an accident while serving in Iraq. Introduced many of his best known songs and. His songs are known for being inspired by music from many. He comments about songwriting What I learned.

Came from a long, deep and loving exposure to. A lot happens on a subconscious level, so it's hard to verbalize. But what I think his songs taught me have to do primarily with the line. The tessitura, the accentuations of speech, the. Careful consideration of vowels, the breathing required, and an extremely.

Economical use of accompaniment material, often the same figure going through. One of the early proponents of Hoiby's songs.

In Europe was the soprano. Who, in the 1980s, recorded several of. Hoiby's songs for Südwestfunk Baden-Baden, Germany with conductor. His choral music is widely performed throughout the US and in Great Britain.

Indeed, some of his most important works are in that form, including the. A Hymn of the Nativity. , and a substantial group of.

Works for chorus and orchestra on texts of.