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"A Woman's Life for Soprano Solo and Orchestra," with text by Maya Angelou, full score, autograph manuscript, 2007

 Item — Box: 13

Scope and Contents

Autograph musical manuscript full score signed "R. Danielpour" and dated 2007 at upper right corner of page 1 and with "Thanks be to God New York 9/25/2007" at conclusion. With text by the distinguished African-American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Folio (18" x 12"). Unbound. 96 pp. Notated in pencil on 28-stave paper with annotations and corrections in blue and red pencil. Co-commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra, A Woman's Life was first performed in Pittsburgh by the Pittsburgh Symphony under Leonard Slatkin with Angela Brown, soprano, on October 16, 2009.

Dates

  • 2007

Extent

From the Collection: 40.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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