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Carl Sandburg Song Cycle

by Kurt Knecht | Nov 8, 2011 | black horizons, Carl Sandburg, carrie kirby, grieg being dead, kurt knecht, monotone, personality, song cycle, the hangman at home, Uncategorized

The next post from the Knecht&Kirby concert is my Sandburg cycle.I have enjoyed Carl Sandburg’s poetry since it was suggested to me in 9th grade by friend Kevin Boyd. This set of 5 songs is about 5 years old now. I appropriately wrote it over the move to...

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

by Kurt Knecht | Nov 6, 2011 | 13 ways of looking at a blackbird, carrie kirby, kurt knecht, song cycle, thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird, Uncategorized, wallace stevens

When Carrie Kirby and I were in our early discussions of repertoire for our concert, I immediately asked her to look at my setting of Wallace Stevens’ Thirteen Ways of looking at a Blackbird. I wrote the music almost 10 years ago, but I’ve never been able...

Rilke Song Cycle

by Kurt Knecht | Nov 2, 2011 | art song, kurt knecht, liederzyklus, Rilke, song cycle, Uncategorized

Here is the first of several posts from my concert with my good friend Carrie Kirby. Some time ago, Carrie suggested I take a look at Rilke’s Stundenbuch as a possible source for texts. It is a wonderful set of poems written from the perspective of a Medieval...

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