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By Mark Puente
Collection Overview
Title: Jeffrey Sandborg Collection of Yrjo Kilpinen Music, circa 1918-2000
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Organized in 6 series: Series 1) Published Music, Piano and Vocal Scores, ca. 1918-2000; Series 2) Facsimilies of Unpublished Manuscripts, ca. 1927-1945; Series 3) Printed Materials and Research, 1934-1998; Series 4) Photographs, ca. 1920-1953; Series 5) Published music, ca.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; and Series 6) Recordings, ca. 1959-1987. Materials in each series are unarranged.
Subjects: Berlin, Germany, Composers, Compositions-Music, Music, Music -- Finland, National Socialism, Songs, Vocal music, World War II
Formats/Genres: Newspaper Clippings, Photocopies, Photographs, Sheet music, Sound Recordings
Languages: German, Swedish, Finnish
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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 Lieder composer Yrjö Kilpinen (1892-1959). Of note are unpublished scores and manuscripts, as well as academic papers on the life and compositional output of the composer by Dr. Jeffrey Sandborg.
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 was the Naomi Brandon and George Emery Wade Professor of Music in the Department of Fine Arts at Roanoke College, where he directed the Roanoke College Choir from 1985 until his retirement in 2023. Sandborg was the founder of the Oriana Singers at Roanoke, a group that he directed for fourteen years. During his time at Roanoke he also conducted the Roanoke Valley Choral Society. Sandborg is the author of "English Ways: Conversations with English Choral Conductors" published by Hinshaw Music in 2001.
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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:
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Series 1: Published Music Piano/Vocal Scores, ca. 1918-2000],
[Series 2: Facsimiles of Unpublished Manuscripts, ca. 1927-1945],
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Series 3: Printed Materials and Research, 1934-1998],
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Series 4: Photographs, ca. 1920-1953],
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Series 5: Published Music, ca. 1930-1975],
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Series 6: Recordings, ca. 1959-1987],
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- 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., ca. 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, ca. 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, undated
- 1). Einwehr - 3 titles, 2) Ich und du - 3 titles, 3) Mensch Wanderer - 6 titles.
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Christian Morgenstern songs, undated
- Wir Fanden No. 1 and 2
- Folder 2: Katri Vala songs, undated
- Songs based on the Finnish poetry of Vala. Poet: Katri Vala
- Folder 3: Hermann Löns songs, undated
- 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, undated
- No. 1-7, 10-11. Poet: Albert Sergel
- Folder 5: Vuorela songs, undated
- Based on poetry of Finnish poet. Poet: Einari Vuorela
- Folder 6: Three Uncatalogued Songs, ca. 1922
- Folder 7: Op. 55. Dan Andersson Songs, 1927
- Marked "complete". Poet: Dan Andersson
- Folder 8: Josef Weinheber Songs, undated
- 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, undated
- 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
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Series 1: Published Music Piano/Vocal Scores, ca. 1918-2000],
[Series 2: Facsimiles of Unpublished Manuscripts, ca. 1927-1945],
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Series 3: Printed Materials and Research, 1934-1998],
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Series 4: Photographs, ca. 1920-1953],
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Series 5: Published Music, ca. 1930-1975],
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Series 6: Recordings, ca. 1959-1987],
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