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Danielpour, Richard, "Sweet Talk" and "Spirits in the Well" Music Manuscripts, 1995-1997

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Two autographed music manuscripts containing drafts and sketches American composer Richard Danielpour wrote in pencil on the pages of orchestral score books: 1) "Sweet Talk": Four Songs on Texts by Nobel-prize winning American author Toni Morrison, a song cycle commissioned as part of the 1996 Princeton Atelier Program, for American soprano Jessye Norman, with instrumental accompaniment, 1995-96; and 2) "Spirits in the Well", another song cycle for Jessye Norman with lyrics by Morrison, composed for voice and instrumental accompaniment at Yaddo, the artists' community in Saratoga Springs, New York, November 1997. The score includes occasional additions.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by the name of the creator or by the date of acquisition.

Collection History

Acquisition:

AM 2021-15

Purchased from J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians in 2020 .

Appraisal

No material was separated during processing.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Lisa Yankowitz during the summer and fall of 2010 . The finding aid was written by Lisa Yankowitz in January 2011 and was regularly updated with new acquisitions by Faith Charlton, Kelly Bolding, Armando Suárez, Amy C. Vo, Kalliopi Balatsouka, and Lauren Williams.

Collection-level notes were revised by Faith Charlton in 2024 to more accurately describe the nature of this collection.

No additions will be made to this collection. Single item acquisitions will be added to Princeton University Library Single Item Acquisitions (C1771).

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Danielpour, Richard, "Sweet Talk" and "Spirits in the Well" Music Manuscripts; General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, C0140, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (mss): Box P-000150

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Existence and Location of Copies

Parts of this collection are available on microfilm, cataloged separately as RCPXM-7497696.

Subject Terms:
Composers--United States. -- Sources -- 20th century
Music--Manuscripts. -- 20th century