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Lejaren Hiller
American composer
For Hiller's father, the photographer and illustrator, see Lejaren Hiller Sr.
Lejaren Arthur Hiller Jr. (February 23, 1924, New York City – January 26, 1994, Buffalo, New York)[1][2][3] was an Americancomposer.
Lejaren Hiller was born in in New York City.
Career
In 1957 he collaborated with Leonard Isaacson on his String Quartet No. 4, Illiac Suite,[3] the first significant use of a computer to compose music. In 1958 Hiller founded the Experimental Music Studios at the 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 DuPont in Waynesboro, Virginia (1947–52). He developed the first reliable process for dyeing Orlon and coauthor