Lejaren Hiller
Lejaren Arthur Hiller Jr. (February 23, 1924, New York City – January 26, 1994, Buffalo, New York)[1][2][3] was an American composer.
Career
In 1957 he collaborated with
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His notable pupils included composers James Fulkerson, Larry Lake, Ilza Nogueira, David Rosenboom, Margaret Scoville, Michael Ranta, Elliott Sharp, Bernadette Speach and James Tenney. See: List of music students by teacher: G to J#Lejaren Hiller
.
He was originally trained as a chemist, and worked as a research chemist for
Orlon and coauthored a popular textbook.[4]
He played
Lejaren Hiller, Sr., was a well-known art photographer who specialized in historical tableaux.[citation needed
]
He wrote an article on the Illiac Suite for New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians refused to include him until shortly before his death.[citation needed]
A majority of Hiller's works after 1957 do not involve computers at all, but might include
He created the
University at Buffalo as Slee Professor of Composition, where he established the school's first computer music facility and co-directed with Lukas Foss at the Center of the Creative and Performing Arts. Illness forced him to retire in 1989.[1][2]
Death
He died from Alzheimer's disease in 1994 in Buffalo.[1][2]
Bibliography
Hiller wrote three books:[2]
- Hiller, Lejaren A., and ISBN 978-0-313-22158-3.
- Hiller, Lejaren and Herber, Rolfe H. (1960). Principles of Chemistry.
- Hiller, Lejaren (1964). Informationstheorie und Computermusik. (in German)
References
- ^ a b c d Lejaren Hiller (1924-1994) © 1994 by Peter Gena.
- ^ a b c d e f Kozinn, Allan (February 1, 1994)"Lejaren Hiller, 69, First Composer To Write Music With a Computer", NYTimes.com; accessed July 1, 2017.
- ^ a b c Di Nunzio, Alex (1 October 2013). "Lejaren Hiller". MusicInformatica. MusicaInformatica. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ a b Bohn, James (undated). Lejaren Hiller", illinois.edu; accessed February 26, 2017. [verification needed]
- JSTOR 24941187.
Further reading
- Bohn, James M. (2004). The Music of American Composer Lejaren Hiller and an Examination of His Early Works Involving Technology (Studies in the History and Interpretation of Music). Edwin Mellen. ISBN 978-0773464407.
External links
- Lejaren Hiller's page at Theodore Presser Company
- Lejaren A. Hiller Archive at the University of Buffalo Libraries
- A biography about Lejaren A. Hiller
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