Lee Hoiby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLee Hoiby
American composer
Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1926
Place of Birth: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: 28-Mar-2011
Profession: composer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About 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.
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