Richard Danielpour (born January 28, 1956) is an American composer.

Early life

Danielpour was born in New York City of

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descent and grew up in New York City and West Palm Beach, Florida. He studied at

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and the

New England Conservatory of Music The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a Private college, private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest independent music Music school, conservatory in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. The ...

, and later at the Juilliard School of Music, where he received a DMA in

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in 1986. His primary composition professors at Juilliard were

Vincent Persichetti Vincent Ludwig Persichetti (June 6, 1915 – August 14, 1987) was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. An important musical educator and writer, he was known for his integration of various new ideas in musical composition into his own wo ...

and

Peter Mennin Peter Mennin (born Mennini) (May 17, 1923 in Erie, Pennsylvania – June 17, 1983 in New York City) was a prominent American composer, teacher and administrator. In 1958, he was named Director of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, and i ...

. Danielpour previously taught at the

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(since 1993) and the

Curtis Institute of Music The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia. It offers a performance diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in opera, and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera. All students attend on full scholarship. Hi ...

(since 1997), and is currently on the faculty at the

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Music

In common with many other American composers of the post-war generation, Danielpour began his career in a serialist milieu, but rejected it in the late 1980s in favor of a more ecumenical and "accessible" idiom. He cites the

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—along with

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, Christopher Rouse, and

Joseph Schwantner Joseph Clyde Schwantner (born March 22, 1943, Chicago, Illinois) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer, educator and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 2002. He was awarded the 1970 Charles Ives Prize. Schwantner ...

—as influences on his more recent musical style. Danielpour's notable works include ''First Light'' (1988) for chamber orchestra, three symphonies (1985, 1986, and 1990), four piano concerti (1981, 1993, 2002 and 2009), the ballet ''Anima mundi'' (1995), and the opera '' Margaret Garner'' (2005). His students include

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and Wang Jie.

Select list of works

Operas

* '' Margaret Garner'' (2005) **Libretto by

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Ballets

* ''Anima Mundi'' (1995) ** For the

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* ''Urban Dances'' (1996) ** For the

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and choreographer Miriam Mataviani

Orchestral

* ''Oratio Pauli'' (1982), for S.A.T.B. choir & string orchestra * Symphony No. 1 – ''Dona Nobis Pacem'' (1984) * Symphony No. 2 – ''Visions'' (1986), for soprano, tenor & orchestra * ''First Light'' (1988) * Cello Concerto No. 1 (1990), for cello & orchestra * Piano Concerto No. 1 – ''Metamorphosis'' (1990), for piano & orchestra * ''The Awakened Heart'' (1990) * Symphony No. 3 – ''Journey Without Distance'' (1990), for soprano, S.A.T.B. choir & orchestra * ''Song of Remembrance'' (1991) * ''Toward the Splendid City'' (1992) ** commissioned by the

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* Piano Concerto No. 2'' (1993), for piano & orchestra * ''Anima Mundi'' (1995) ** commissioned by the

; choreographed by Kent Stowell. *** premièred in

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, WA on 6th February 1996, Stewart Kershaw conducting. * ''Canticle of Peace'' (1995), for baritone, S.A.T.B. choir & chamber orchestra * Concerto for Orchestra – ''Zoroastrian Riddles'' (1996) * ''Urban Dances (Dance Suite in Five Movements'' (1996) * ''Celestial Night'' (1997) * ''Elegies'' (1997),

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for mezzo-soprano, baritone & orchestra * ''Vox Populi'' (1998) * ''A Fool's Paradise'' (1999),

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for violin & orchestra ** commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of

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's collaboration with the

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; written for violinist

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and the Philadelphia Orchestra, who premièred the work under

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at the Saratoga Center, NY in August 2000. * ''The Night Rainbow'' (1999) * ''A Child's Reliquary'' (2000),

double concerto A double concerto (Italian: ''Doppio concerto''; German: ''Doppelkonzert'') is a concerto featuring two performers—as opposed to the usual single performer, in the solo role. The two performers' instruments may be of the same type, as in Bach's ...

for violin, cello & orchestra * ''Nocturne'' (2000), for string orchestra * ''An American Requiem'' (2001), for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone soli, S.A.T.B. choir & orchestra * Cello Concerto No. 2 – ''Through the Ancient Valley'' (2001), for cello solo,

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soloists & orchestra ** commissioned by the

for cellist

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, who premièred the work under

Kurt Masur Kurt Masur (18 July 1927 – 19 December 2015) was a German conductor. Called "one of the last old-style maestros", he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era. He had a long career as the Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus O ...

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on March 14, 2001. * ''In the Arms of the Beloved'' (2001),

for violin, cello & orchestra ** commissioned to celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of

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(violinist) and Sharon Robinson (cellist), who premièred the work with the IRIS Chamber Orchestra under Michael Stern in

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, TN on April 20, 2002. * ''From the Mountaintop'' (2001), concerto for clarinet and orchestra * Piano Concerto No. 3 – ''Zodiac Variations'' (2002), for piano left-hand & orchestra ** commissioned by

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for pianist

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, who gave the work's première with the

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under

Leonard Slatkin Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor, author and composer. Early life and education Slatkin was born in Los Angeles to a Jewish musical family that came from areas of the Russian Empire now in Ukraine. His fat ...

at the

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on April 4, 2002. * ''Apparitions'' (2003), for chamber orchestra ** commissioned by the

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, who premièred the work under Zdenek Macal at the

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, NJ on May 14, 2003. * ''Swan Song'' (2003), for string orchestra ** an arrangement of the third movement of Danielpour's String Quartet No. 4 – ''Apparitions'' * ''Songs of Solitude'' (2004),

for baritone & orchestra ** written for baritone

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, commissioned by the

, who premièred the work under David Robertson in

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on October 21, 2004. * ''Adagietto'' (2005), for string orchestra ** commissioned by the

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for the Wheeling Symphony, who premièred the work (as part of the

's 50th anniversary celebrations) under André Raphael Smith in Wheeling, WV, on March 11, 2005. * ''Voice of the City'' (2005), for concert band * ''Washington Speaks'' (2005), for narrator & orchestra ** commissioned by the

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for the

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, who premièred the work under Sir Gilbert Levine with

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as narrator at the

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on November 14, 2007. * ''Pastime'' (2006),

for baritone & orchestra ** co-commissioned by the

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, the

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, and the

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in celebration of the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on 10 July 2006. * ''Triptych'' (2006), for soprano & orchestra ** three arias from Danielpour's 2005 opera Margaret Garner; commissioned by the Wheeling Symphony, who premièred the work with soprano soloist Tracie Luck and André Raphael Smith conducting in Wheeling, WV on May 19, 2006. * ''Voices of Remembrance'' (2006),

for string quartet & orchestra ** commissioned by the

* ''A Woman's Life'' (2007), for soprano & orchestra ** commissioned by the

and the

; premièred by soprano Angela Brown with the

under

on October 16, 2009 in

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, PA. * ''Rocking the Cradle'' (2007) ** commissioned by the

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, who premièred the work under

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on March 22, 2007 in

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, MD. * ''Three Prayers'' (2007), for soprano & orchestra ** excerpted from Danielpour's opera Margaret Garner * ''Souvenirs'' (2008), for chamber orchestra ** commissioned by the

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for the

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, who premièred the work under

Philippe Entremont Philippe Entremont (born 7 June 1934) is a French classical pianist and conductor. His recordings as a pianist include concertos by Tchaikovsky, Maurice Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns and others. Early life Philippe Entremont was born in ...

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, 2008. * ''Kaddish'' (2008), rewritten for violin solo and orchestra ** commissioned by the

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, with soloist

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. * ''Vox Terrae'' (2008), for orchestra (G.Shirmer/A.M.P.) ** Commissioned by the Lancaster Symphony * ''Lacrimae Beati'' (2009), for string orchestra ** commissioned by the

Sejong Soloists Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do (Korean: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great (Korean: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Initial ...

, who premièred the work at

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in December 2009. * ''Icarus'' (2009), for large brass ensemble, seven percussion & two pianos ** commissioned by a consortium of eighteen US universities, premièred by the

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"Keystone Brass Ensemble" at the WASBE International Conference in July 2010. A further performance was given by the

in 2010. The score is dedicated to

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. * ''Mirrors'' (2009), suite in five movements for piano and orchestra ** commissioned by the

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for Jeffrey Biegel * Piano Concerto No. 4 – ''A Hero's Journey'' (2010), for piano and orchestra ** Commissioned by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and International Performing Artists Company. Written for Xiayin Wang and Philippe Entremont. * ''Across the Span of Time'' (2011), for orchestra ** Commissioned by the Seattle Symphony * ''Darkness in the Ancient Valley'' (2011), symphony in five movements for solo soprano and orchestra ** Co-commissioned by the Nashville Symphony and the Pittsburgh Symphony * ''Vox Humana'' (2012), premiered in May 2013 in Mannheim, Germany (conductor: Dan Ettinger, NTO Mannheim) * ''The Song of the Wandering Darveesh'' (2012), for orchestra ** Commissioned by the Great Mountains Music Festival, South Korea * ''Serenade'' (2013), for large orchestra ** Commissioned by the Saratoga Performing Arts Center for the Philadelphia Orchestra

Chamber

* "String Quartet No. 1 – ''Requiem" (1983), for two violins, viola & cello * Piano Quintet (1988), for string quartet & piano * ''Urban Dances (Book 1)'' (1988), for brass quintet * ''Sonnets to Orpheus, Book 1'' (1992), for soprano solo, flute, clarinet, horn, piano, percussion & string quintet * ''Songs of the Night'' (1993), for tenor & piano trio * String Quartet No. 2 – ''Shadow Dances'' (1993), for two violins, viola & cello * ''Urban Dances, Book 2'' (1993), for brass quintet * ''Sonnets to Orpheus, Book 2'' (1994), for baritone solo, flute, clarinet, horn, piano, percussion & string quintet * String Quartet No. 3 – ''Psalms of Sorrow'' (1994), for baritone solo, two violins, viola & cello * ''Fantasy Variations'' (1997), for cello & piano * ''Sweet Talk'' (1997), for mezzo-soprano, cello, double bass & piano * ''Feast of Fools – Concertino'' (1998), for bassoon & string quartet * ''A Child's Reliquary'' (2000), for piano trio * ''As Night Falls on Barjeantane'' (2000), for violin & piano * String Quartet No. 4 – ''Apparitions'' (2000), two violins, viola & cello * ''Portraits'' (2001), for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, violin, cello & piano * String Quartet No. 5 – ''In Search of "La Vita Nuova" '' (2004), for two violins, viola & cello * ''Troubadour's Feast'' (2005), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello & piano * ''The Book of Hours'' (2006), for piano quartet * ''Benediction'' (2007), for two horns, two trumpets, three trombones & chimes * ''River of Light'' (2007), for violin & piano ** commissioned by the Isaac and Linda Stern Foundation for violinist

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, who premièred the work on March 18, 2007 in

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, CA. * ''Kaddish'' (2008), for violin solo & string septet ** written for

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, who premièred the work in

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, PA on May 15, 2010. * ''Remembering Neda'' (2009), for flute, cello & piano ** written for the Dolce Suono Ensemble, who premièred the work on October 22, 2010 at the Trinity Center for Urban Life in

. * String Quartet No. 6 – ''Addio'' (2009), for two violins, viola & cello ** commissioned by LifeMusic for the

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, who premièred the work at the Hopkins Center,

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, NH in October 2009. * ''The Faces of Guernica'' (2009), for piano trio ** commissioned by the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation for the Trio Cavatina, who premièred the work at

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in May 2010. * String Quartet No. 7 – ''Psalms of Solace '' (2014), for two violins, viola, cello, and soprano soloist

Choral

* ''Oratio Pauli'' (1982), for S.A.T.B. choir & string orchestra * Symphony No. 3 – ''Journey Without Distance'' (1990), for soprano solo, S.A.T.B. choir & orchestra * ''Canticle of Peace'' (1995), for baritone solo, S.A.T.B. choir & chamber orchestra * ''An American Requiem'' (2001), for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone soli, S.A.T.B. choir & orchestra *''The Passion of Yeshua'' (2018), for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, 3 baritone soli, S.A.T.B. choir & orchestra

Vocal

* Symphony No. 2 – ''Visions'' (1986), for soprano, tenor soli & orchestra * ''Sonnets to Orpheus, Book 1'' (1992), for soprano solo & ensemble * ''Songs of the Night'' (1993), for tenor solo & piano trio * ''Sonnets to Orpheus, Book 2'' (1994), for baritone solo & ensemble * String Quartet No. 3 – ''Psalms of Sorrow'' (1994), for baritone solo & string quartet * ''I Am Not Prey'' (1996), for soprano & piano duet * ''Elegies'' (1997), for mezzo-soprano, baritone soli & orchestra * ''Sweet Talk'' (1997), for mezzo-soprano solo & small ensemble * ''Spirits in the Well'' (1998), for treble solo & piano * ''Portraits'' (2001), for soprano solo & small ensemble * ''Songs of Solitude'' (2004), for baritone solo & orchestra * ''Four Arias, from "Margaret Garner"'' (2005), for baritone & piano * ''He Is By, from "Margaret Garner"'' (2005), for soprano & piano * ''Three Arias, from "Margaret Garner"'' (2005), for mezzo-soprano & piano * ''Pastime'' (2006), for baritone solo & orchestra * ''Triptych'' (2006), for mezzo-soprano & orchestra * ''A Woman's Life'' (2007), for soprano & orchestra * ''Three Prayers'' (2007), for soprano solo & orchestra * ''Come Up from the Fields Father'' (2008) for baritone, viola and piano; words by

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** commissioned by the Curtis Institute,

; premièred by Adrian Kramer (baritone), Roberto Díaz (viola) and Mikael Eliasen (piano) at the Curtis Institute on May 15, 2009. * ''Songs from an Old War'' (2009), for baritone & piano ** written for American baritone

Solo instrumental

* ''Psalms'' (1985), for piano * Sonata (1986), for piano * ''The Enchanted Garden (Preludes, Book 1)'' (1992), for piano * ''Mardi Gras'' (1992), for piano * ''Elegy'' (2003), for piano * ''Three Preludes'' (2003), for piano * ''Piano Fantasy: "Wenn Ich Einmal Soll Schneiden"'' (2008), for piano * ''The Enchanted Garden (Preludes, Book 2)'' (2009), for piano

Current/recent projects

Danielpour's current and forthcoming projects includes works for

, the Iris Chamber Orchestra,

Guarneri Quartet The Guarneri Quartet was an American string quartet founded in 1964 at the Marlboro Music School and Festival. It was admired for its rich, warm, complex tone and its bold, dramatic interpretations of the quartet literature, with a particular aff ...

Nashville Symphony The Nashville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The orchestra is resident at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. History In 1920, prior to the 1946 founding of the Nashville Symphony, a group of amateur an ...

, Music from Copland House,

Seattle Symphony The Seattle Symphony is an American orchestra based in Seattle, Washington. Since 1998, the orchestra is resident at Benaroya Hall. The orchestra also serves as the accompanying orchestra for the Seattle Opera. History Beginnings The orchestra ...

, Singapore Symphony,

Orchestre National de Lyon The Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL) is a French orchestra based in Lyon. Its primary concert venue is l'Auditorium de Lyon. The orchestra operates with the help of a subsidy from the French Ministry of Culture and from the Rhône-Alpes regional ...

and the WDR Symphony Orchestra,

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

Sources

* G. Schirmer
Biography: Richard Danielpour

References

External links

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