b. 1956
Richard Danielpour
Acclaimed for his opera Margaret Garner, Richard Danielpour is a champion of American music, having set the texts of Maya Angelou, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Toni Morrison, and Walt Whitman.
Photo: Richard Danielpour, photograph by Mike Minehan.
About
Born in New York, Richard Danielpour studied at Oberlin College and the New England Conservatory of Music. He finished his D.M.A. at the Juilliard School.
He currently teaches at Manhattan School of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music. Danielpour’s music has often been labeled as neo-romantic, and much of his music includes the voice. In his compositions, Danielpour draws freely from American musical traditions, such as folk and jazz music, with a special interest in creating a programmatic or narrative arch in his pieces.
–Christie Finn
Related Information
Richard Danielpour Official Website
richard-danielpour.comSongs
A Woman’s Life2007Richard DanielpourMaya AngelouCome Away, Death2005Richard DanielpourWilliam ShakespeareCome up from the fields, father2009Richard DanielpourWalt WhitmanPastime2006Richard DanielpourMichael S. HarperPortraits2001Richard DanielpourMaya AngelouSpirits in the WellRichard DanielpourToni MorrisonSweet Talk1996Richard DanielpourToni Morrison
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Records
2016
Richard Danielpour: Songs of Solitude & War Songs
Richard Danielpour
Sheet Music
A Woman’s Life
Richard Danielpour
I. Little Girl Speakings
II. Life Doesn't Frighten Me
III. They Went Home
iV. Come and Be My Baby
V. Let's Majeste
VI. My Life Has Turned to Blue
VII. Many and More
II. Life Doesn't Frighten Me
III. They Went Home
iV. Come and Be My Baby
V. Let's Majeste
VI. My Life Has Turned to Blue
VII. Many and More
Soprano
Richard Danielpour Sheet Music
Portraits
Richard Danielpour
1. The Chinese bride (18th century)
2. The War Widow (American Civil War)
3. The Plains Woman (Native American woman, mid 19th century)
4. Afro-American woman (20th century)
2. The War Widow (American Civil War)
3. The Plains Woman (Native American woman, mid 19th century)
4. Afro-American woman (20th century)
Mezzo-Soprano