Background
Deutsch, Herbert Arnold was born on February 9, 1932 in Baldwin, New York, United States. Son of Barnet Baruch and Miriam (Meyersburg) Deutsch.
composer educator Electronic music pioneer
Deutsch, Herbert Arnold was born on February 9, 1932 in Baldwin, New York, United States. Son of Barnet Baruch and Miriam (Meyersburg) Deutsch.
Through his childhood, he studied music and began composing at a young age. Deutsch attended the Manhattan School of Music, earning his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts
Currently professor emeritus of electronic music and composition at Hofstra University, he is best known for co-inventing the Moog Synthesizer with Bob Moog in 1964. At the age of four, he first realized he had a musical gift. there. Deutsch had assembled a theremin based on Moog"s design in 1962 and in November, 1963 he introduced himself to Moog at a music-education conference in Rochester, New New York In 1964 Moog and Deutsch started investigating the possibilities of a new instrument to aid composers.
Deutsch has been credited with the keyboard interface of the Moog.
He composed the first piece ever for the Moog ("Jazz Images - A Worksong and Blues") and performed early Moog concerts at The Town Hall and The Museum of Modern Art in New York (1969"s Jazz in the Garden ). Deutsch is a dedicated educator.
In the early 1970s he taught at Saint Agnes High School in Rockville Centre, New New York He has taught at Hofstra University for over 50 years and was twice the chair of the music department.
Deutsch co-founded the Long Island Composer"s Alliance in 1972, and works with music foundation NYSSMA. In 1994 he proposed its Electronic Music Composition Showcase.
Member Huntington (New York ) Special Education Parent-Teachers Association, 1976-1988. Board directors Huntington Symphony, 1973-1975, Suffolk County (New York ) Family Services, 1975-1977. Founding technical committee member New York State School Music Association, since 1992, composition adjunct, since 1999.
Served with United States Army, 1956-1958. Member of American Association of University Professors, American Society of Composers (awards since 1992), Music and Entertainment Industry Education Association, American Federation Musicians, Long Island Composers Alliance (board directors since 1972, vice president 1991-1995, president 1998—2000, archivist since 2000, founder, president 2003-2005).
Married Margaret Ann Carbray, October 10, 1955 (deceased). Children: Lisbeth Ann, Edmund Barnet. Married Nancy DiNapoli Blau, September 14, 1997.