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I wake and feel the fell of dark [SATB 2004]
David Maslanka

I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day

for SATB Chorus
7 min.   •   
1978 rev. 2004
   •   Grade 4

The poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins (English, 19th century) is often a dense and pressure-filled cry of the soul:

I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day.
What hours, O what black hours we have spent this night!

This choral rendering is a very passionate journey through the emotional landscape of a dark night. Rhythms are very flexible, following the contours of Hopkins’ impassioned speech.

Find program notes and more information at davidmaslanka.com.

Maslanka D - I wake and feel the fell of dark [SATB 2004] v2 - Performing Score (Engraved) 8½×11 - Poster

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