Lee Hoiby

about

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.[1] Like Menotti, his works championed lyricism during a time when such compositions were deemed old fashioned and irrelevant to modern society.[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] www.leehoiby.com User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

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Hoiby, L.: Pocket of Time (A) - 21 Songs and A Duet

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Lee Hoiby - A Pocket Of Time - 21 Songs And A Duet

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Historic Speech Music Recordings: Enclosure II

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Partch, H.: Historic Speech Music Recordings (Enclosure 2)

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Continual Conversation with a Silent Man – Songs of Lee Hoiby

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Songs of Lee Hoiby

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Lee Hoiby: Summer and Smoke

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Lee Hoiby: The Italian Lesson

Gay American Composers

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On This Day Earth Shall Ring!

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Hoiby: Autumn (Songs for Leontyne) [Musical Moments]

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Two One-Act Operas by Lee Hoiby

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