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Lejaren Hiller

p, sax, ob, 1924-1994 US, New York City
Musician / Composer of Classical and Electronic
A.k.a. Lejaren Arthur Hiller Jr.

He was originally trained as a chemist, and worked as a research chemist for DuPont in Waynesboro, Virginia from 1947 to 1952. He developed the first reliable process for dyeing Orlon and coauthored a popular textbook.He played piano, oboe, clarinet, and saxophone as a child. He also studied composition with Roger Sessions and Milton Babbitt while earning his chemistry degree at Princeton University. His father, Lejaren Hiller, Sr., was a well-known art photographer who specialized in historical tableaux.

     
Instruments
  • Piano
  • Saxophone
  • Oboe
Genres
  • Classical
  • Electronic
Popular Tracks   
Algorithms I (Version I): I. The Decay of Information on Foss: Paradigm / Hiller: Algorithms I, Version I & IV / Schwartz: Signals by Lukas Foss, Lejaren Hiller & Elliott Schwartz
Computer Cantata: Prolog to Strophe I - Strophe I on Hiller, Baker, Melby: Computer Music by Lejaren Hiller, Robert Baker & John Melby
Algorithms I (Version IV): II. Icosahedron on Foss: Paradigm / Hiller: Algorithms I, Version I & IV / Schwartz: Signals by Lukas Foss, Lejaren Hiller & Elliott Schwartz
Algorithms I (Version IV): III. The Incorporation of Constraints on Foss: Paradigm / Hiller: Algorithms I, Version I & IV / Schwartz: Signals by Lukas Foss, Lejaren Hiller & Elliott Schwartz
Algorithms I (Version I): III. The Incorporation of Constraints on Foss: Paradigm / Hiller: Algorithms I, Version I & IV / Schwartz: Signals by Lukas Foss, Lejaren Hiller & Elliott Schwartz
Computer Cantata: Strophe IV - Epilog to Strophe IV on Hiller, Baker, Melby: Computer Music by Lejaren Hiller, Robert Baker & John Melby
Algorithms I (Version I): II. Icosahedron on Foss: Paradigm / Hiller: Algorithms I, Version I & IV / Schwartz: Signals by Lukas Foss, Lejaren Hiller & Elliott Schwartz
Computer Cantata: Prolog to Strophe II - Strophe II on Hiller, Baker, Melby: Computer Music by Lejaren Hiller, Robert Baker & John Melby
Algorithms I (Version IV): I. The Decay of Information on Foss: Paradigm / Hiller: Algorithms I, Version I & IV / Schwartz: Signals by Lukas Foss, Lejaren Hiller & Elliott Schwartz
Machine Music on Electronic Music from the University of Illinois by Various Artists

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
A Total Matrix Of PossibilitiesLejaren Hiller2008Compil.
HPSCHDJohn Cage / Lejaren Hiller2003Album
New Music For Four GuitarsLejaren Hiller / Stephen Funk Pearson / Walter S. Hartley / James Piorkowski / William Ortiz-Alvarado / Loris Chobanian - Buffalo Guitar Quartet1990Album
Computer Music RetrospectiveLejaren Hiller1986Compil.
Retrospective 1949-1981Lejaren Hiller - Yvar Mikhashoff / Frances-Marie Uitti1984Album
A Portfolio For Diverse Performers And Tape / Quintet / Three Pieces For Clarinet And PianoLejaren Hiller / Rolv Yttrehus / David Maslanka1980Album
An Avalanche * Suite: Two Pfs * Malta: Tuba & TapeLejaren Hiller1979Album
Hiller: Jesse James / 5 Appalachian Ballads / Kosins: Shadows Of The HeartLejaren Hiller, Martin Scot Kosins1978Album
Sonata No. 4 / Sonata No. 5Lejaren Hiller, Frina Boldt, Kenwyn Boldt1975Album
Contemporary MusicLejaren Hiller / Betsy Jolas / The Concord String Quartet1974Album
Computer MusicLejaren Hiller / John Melby1973Album
Twelve-Tone Variations For Piano / Machine Music For Piano, Percussion And Tape / Sonata No. 3 For Violin And PianoLejaren Hiller1973Album
HPSCHD / String Quartet No. 2John Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston1971Album
Paradigm / Algorithms I, Versions I & IV / SignalsLukas Foss / Lejaren Hiller / Elliott Schwartz1970Album
Avalanche / Nightmare Music / Suite For Two Pianos And Tape / Computer Music For Tape And PercussionLejaren Hiller1970Album
Electronic Music From The University Of IllinoisHerbert Brün, Kenneth Gaburo, Charles Hamm, Lejaren Hiller, Salvatore Martirano1967Album
Computer Music From The University Of IllinoisLejaren Hiller / Leonard Isaacson / Robert Baker1967Album
Electronic Music From The University Of IllinoisHerbert Brün, Kenneth Gaburo, Charles Hamm, Lejaren Hiller, Salvatore Martirano1967Album
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