Lee Hoiby
Lee Henry Hoiby (February 17, 1926 – March 28, 2011) was an American composer and classical pianist. Best known as a composer of operas and songs, he was a disciple of composer Gian Carlo Menotti. Like Menotti, his works championed lyricism at a time when such compositions were deemed old fashioned. His most well known work is his setting of Tennessee Williams's Summer and Smoke, which premiered at the St Paul Opera in 1971.
Biography
Hoiby was born in Madison, Wisconsin. A child prodigy, he began playing the piano at the age of 5. 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.
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 Kolisch, brother-in-law of Arnold Schoenberg. During his youth, Hoiby played with Harry Partch's Dadaist ensembles. Following his studies at Mills College, he entered the Curtis Institute of Music where he was mentored in music composition by Gian Carlo Menotti, who introduced Hoiby to opera, and involved him in the Broadway productions of The Consul and 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.
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ALBUMS
- Leontyne Price Rediscovered released: 2002
- The AIDS Quilt Songbook released: 1994
- Gay American Composers released:
Leontyne Price Rediscovered
Released 2002- Applause
- Care selve (from Atalanta)
- Bel piacere (from Agrippina)
- Avanti al tuo cospetto - Piangerò la sorte mia (from Giulio Cesare in Egitto)
- Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 No. 1: He Zigeuner, greife
- Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 No. 2: Hochgetürmte Rimaflut
- Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 No. 3: Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
- Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 No. 4: Lieber Gott, du weisst
- Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 No. 5: Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze
- Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 No. 6: Röslein dreie in der Reihe
- Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 No. 7: Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
- Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 No. 11: Rote Abendvolken ziehn am Firmament
- La mamma morta (from Andrea Chénier)
- Tu vois le feu du soir (from Miroirs brulants)
- Main dominée par le coeur
- C'est ainsi que tu es (from Metamorphoses)
- Je nommerai ton front (from Miroirs brulants)
- Nocturne, Op.13 No.4
- The Daisies, Op.2 No.1
- Sleep Now, Op.10 No.2
- Winter Song
- In the Wand of the Wind
- His Name So Sweet
- My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Cryin'
- He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
- Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine)
- Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
- Ecco: respiro appena; Io son l'umile ancella (from Adriana Lecouvreur)
- Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)
Gay American Composers
- Hommage à Rachmaninoff
- I Was There
- String Quartet Set: I. Variations
- String Quartet Set: III. Estampe
- Incitation to Desire: Tango
- The Nantucket Songs: The Dance
- The Nantucket Songs: Nantucket
- The Nantucket Songs: Go, Lovely rose
- The Nantucket Songs: The Dancer
- Fantasy Pieces: I. Adagio
- Fantasy Pieces: II. Poco Allegretto
- Fantasy Pieces: III. Allegro Minacciando
- Fantasy Pieces: IV. Largo
- Desire-Movement
- In The Department of Love
- Bass Trombone, Bass Clarinet, Harp
- Transform (Stream) (excerpt)
- Serenade for Betty Freeman & Franco Assetto
- Walt Whitman in 1989
- Hommage à Fauré
Born: 1926-02-17
Died: 2011-03-28
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Recycle Sally
by: LoboI know she's gone again
I saw her walking up the track
God only knows when she will be back
The only thing I know as sure as
Morning starts the day
When she comes home again
This is what they'll all say.
Recycle Sally coming round again
Recycle Sally we all know where you've been
Recycle Sally why can't the fools see
Recycle Sally Recycle Sally Recycle Sally
That you recycle to me.
Now Sally ain't about to start to get settled down
She likes to circulate herself all around town
She might get abused and crushed all out of shape