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Biography

Danielpour studied at Oberlin College and the New England Conservatory of Music, and later at the Juilliard School of Music, where he received a DMA in composition in 1986. His primary composition professors at Juilliard were Vincent Persichetti and Peter Mennin. Danielpour currently teaches at the Manhattan School of Music (since 1993) and the Curtis Institute of Music (since 1997). Oberlin College is a small, selective liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, in the United States. ... The Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra performing in Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music. ... The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ... The Doctor of Musical Arts degree (D.M.A., or A.Mus. ... Musical composition is: an original piece of music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new piece of music // A musical composition A piece of music exists in the form of a written composition in musical notation or as a single acoustic event (a live performance... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vincent Persichetti (June 6, 1915 – August 14, 1987) was a composer and teacher at the Juilliard School whose students included Philip Glass and Thelonious Monk. ... Peter Mennin (born Mennini) (May 17, 1923, Erie, Pennsylvania – June 17, 1983, New York City) was an American composer and teacher. ... Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music is one of Americas leading music conservatories located in New York City that offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Curtis Institute of Music is a music school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera, and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 Beatles - along with John Adams, Christopher Rouse, and Joseph 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), three piano concerti (1981, 1993, and 2002), the ballet Anima mundi (1995), and most recently, the opera Margaret Garner (2005). Serialism is a technique for composing music so that each tone of a row sounds before any tone repeats. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer, with strong roots in minimalism. ... Christopher Rouse (born 15 February 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American composer. ... Joseph Schwantner (b. ... A symphony is an extended composition usually for orchestra and usually comprising several movements. ... A piano concerto is a concerto for solo piano and orchestra. ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker. ... Margaret Garner is an American opera loosely based on the life of runaway slave Margaret Garner. ...

External links

• Richard Danielpour's official website