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By Mark Puente
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 The collection includes unpublished scores and manuscripts as well as academic papers on the life and compositional output of the composer.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
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of Unpublished Manuscripts, ca. 1927-1945],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],
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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- Series 2: Facsimiles of Unpublished Manuscripts, ca. 1927-1945
- Consists of unpublished manuscripts scores and song lyrics collected by Sandborg.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
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],
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All]