Herbert Arnold "Herb" Deutsch (February 9, 1932 – December 9, 2022)[1][2][3] was an American composer, inventor, and educator.
[4] In 1964 Moog and Deutsch started investigating the possibilities of a new instrument to aid composers.
In the early 1970s he taught at St. Agnes High School in Rockville Centre, New York.
Deutsch co-founded the Long Island Composers Alliance in 1972, and worked with music foundation NYSSMA.
[9] Deutsch died on December 9, 2022, at the age of 90 at his home in Massapequa Park, New York.