by Kurt Knecht | Jan 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Upon seeing the plaque outside the Elder Gallery at Nebraska Wesleyan University the following occurred to me.A man finds himself in the ironic situation of having the last name Elder when he converts to Mormonism. Upon his mission, he is naturally referred to...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was contemplating the opening progression from Bach’s harmonization of “Christus, der uns selig macht” a few weeks ago (#307 in the Riemenschneider). What struck me at the beginning was that when I first went through it, I heard the first...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 26, 2013 | choral music, Gerard Manley Hopkins, kurt knecht, Uncategorized
Here is a better video of my new setting of the Hopkins poem, “Heaven-Haven: a nun takes the veil”. I am happy to report that this piece will receive its European premiere at the national conference of the Association of British Choral Directors...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
On my continuing my trek down the less trodden paths of music history, I have three new discoveries to report.Salomon Bendler (1683-1724), a German bass supposedly had a low E flat (just below the bass staff) that at one time drowned out an orchestra of 50 playing at...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
About 10 years ago I had a conversation with a composer that went like this:”What do you want to be?” I asked.”A famous composer.””Who is the most famous composer of concert music alive today?””Probably...
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