sentences:  It was her encouragement that gave him the confidence to pursue his dream of being a composer.Throughout his life, he made time to study composition; his teachers included Horatio Parker, Darius Milhaud, Roy Harris, Paul Hindemith, and Nadia Boulanger (; ; ).In 1941, after 18 years as a lawyer, Robb left his successful New York law practice to become a professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.