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Gerard Manley Hopkins Song Cycle

by Kurt Knecht | Nov 10, 2011 | carrie kirby, Gerard Manley Hopkins, inversnaid, kurt knecht, spring and fall: to a young child, thou art indeed just lord, Uncategorized

This is a song cycle that was originally written for my friend Carrie Kirby. It was an absolute delight to finally have an opportunity to perform it with her. There is almost no poet so far ahead of his time in terms of modern sensibility and rhythm as Hopkins. I...

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