sentences:  He was famous for his intellectual and moral support of young composers who studied with him in Seattle, such as William Bolcom, John Cage, Goddard Lieberson and Earl Robinson.He also founded the Composition Department at the University of Washington, where he was a professor of music for more than 40 years.He composed works in various styles, including 70 orchestral works and nearly 1,000 musical titles, including songs, chamber works, romantic violin and cello sonatas, "ultramodern" dance music, jazzy piano pieces, band rhapsodies, string quartets, light opera tunes, folk music suites for string orchestra, large choral works, organ pieces and American symphonies.