Finding Aid for Jeffrey Sandborg Collection of Yrjo Kilpinen Music, 1920-1940 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: Jeffrey Sandborg Collection of Yrjo Kilpinen Music, 1920-1940

ID: 26/20/147

Primary Creator: Sandborg, Jeffrey Richard

Other Creators: Kilpinen, Yrjo (1892-1959)

Extent: 5.25 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized in 6 series.

Subjects: Compositions-Music, Music, Photographs, Vocal music

Formats/Genres: Newspaper Clippings, Photocopies, Sheet music, Sound Recordings

Languages: German, Swedish, Finnish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of published scores, manuscripts (originals and facsimiles), newspaper and journal articles, concert programs, photographs, phonograph and reel-to-reel recordings, and other materials related to the life and works of 20th century Finnish composer Yrjo Kilpinen. The collection includes unpublished scores and manuscripts as well as academic papers on the life and compositional output of the composer.

Biographical Note

Dr. Sandborg holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Knox College (Illinois), and a Master of Music degree in Voice and the D.M.A. in Choral Conducting and Literature from the University of Illinois. He is currently Professor of Music in the Department of Fine Arts at Roanoke College and has directed the Roanoke College Choir since 1985 as well as the Roanoke Valley Choral Society. Sandborg is the author of "English Ways: Conversations with English Choral Conductors" published by Hinshaw Music in 2001.

Subject/Index Terms

Compositions-Music
Music
Photographs
Vocal music

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals:

Acquisition received September 29, 2010.

Research files and articles received from Sandborg August 22, 2024.

Related Publications: Sandborg, Jeffrey. "The Lost Legacy of Yrjo Kilpinen, 1892-1959" in Journal of Singing 67.4 (March/April 2011): 387-395.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Published Music Piano/Vocal Scores, ca. 1920-2000],
[Series 2: Facsimiles of Unpublished Manuscripts, ca. 1927-1945],
[Series 3: Printed Materials and Research, 1934-1998],
[Series 4: Photographs, ca. 1920-1953],
[Series 5: Published Music, ca. 1930-1975],
[Series 6: Recordings, ca. 1959-1987],
[All]

Series 2: Facsimiles of Unpublished Manuscripts, ca. 1927-1945

Consists of unpublished manuscripts scores and song lyrics collected by Sandborg. Materials are unarranged.

Box 4

Folder 1: Songs by various poets, 1927-1928

1) Kurt Heynicke songs (5 titles), 2) Eric Blomberg songs (10 titles), 3) Nicolaus Lenau songs (9 titles), 4) Songs on texts of miscellaneous poets; Lenau, Chamisso, Schilling, Onerva, Schiller

Folder 2: Songs on texts by Hermann Löns, [1943-1946]

Songs #: 14-22, 24-68, 70-78

Folder 3: Op. 63-78., c. 1928

1) Der Wiesenbach, 2) Nebel Lag "Liberm Land", 3) Der Hugel, 4) Waldgeist, 5) Mittagsläuten, 6) Und so verblasste goldner tag...

Facsimiles of unpublished manuscripts.

Folder 4: Christian Morgenstern songs, c. 1928

1). Ein weihnachtslied, 2) Schneefall 3) Das Wlinder Ist, 4) Waldkonzerte 5) Wind Und Geige, 6) Sturmnacht 7) Der Schmetterling, 8) Der Wind Als Liebender

Folder 5: Christian Morgenstern songs

1). Einwehr - 3 titles, 2) Ich und du - 3 titles, 3) Mensch Wanderer - 6 titles.

Box 5

Folder 1: Christian Morgenstern songs

Wir Fanden No. 1 and 2

Folder 2: Katri Vala songs

Songs based on the Finnish poetry of Vala

Poet: Katri Vala

Folder 3: Hermann Löns songs

Marked: II/4, III/9, III//10, V/4, V/15, V/17, VI/18, VIII/25, X/32, X/33, XI/35, XII/39, XII/41, XII/42, XIII/44, XIV/49, 53-59

Folder 4: Albert Sergel songs, Op. 76

No. 1-7, 10-11

Poet: Albert Sergel

Folder 5: Vuorela songs

Based on poetry of Finnish poet

Poet: Einari Vuorela

Folder 6: Three Uncatalogued songs, c. 1922

Folder 7: Op. 55. Dan Andersson Songs, [1927]

Marked "complete"

Poet: Dan Andersson

Folder 8: Josef Weinheber Songs

Marked "complete". Folder contains three additional titles

Poet: Josef Weinheber

Box 6

Folder 1: Op. 73, Uuno Kailas songs, 1929

5 titles in Finnish

Poet: Uuno Kailas

Folder 2: Op. 57, Kurt Heyncike songs, 1927-1928

7 Titles

Poet: Kurt Heyncike

Folder 3: Op. 78, Hermann Hesse songs

5 titles in German

Poet: Hermann Hesse

Folder 4: Op. 56, Rainer Maria Rilke Songs, 1923 and 1945

3-5 verions of each song, 16 selections in folder

Poet: Maria Rilke