"My Gift" [John Chorbajian]

"My Gift" [John Chorbajian]

First line of lyrics: What can I give him

Chorbajian, John; music (American, born 1936)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

1961 [publication]; 1968 [copyright]

genre: carol|choral music|Christmas music|song|sacred music

chorus: men's TTBB chorus

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 3/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")

Composition history: This score is part of the CMP (Contemporary Music Project for Creativity in Music Education), which can be explored here: https://www.lib.umd.edu/scpa/nafme/cmp/home

Tempo markings: "Andante"; quarter note = c.60

Performance history: First performance in Evanston, Illinois, 1961 (Gooch and Thatcher 4287).

Notes: This is a manuscript.

Format 1: musical score

4 pages; performance time 3 minutes and 30 seconds

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4287

Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

Musical score: Hayward Library, California State University, Hayward

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-chorbajian

File(s): CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-chorbajian-firstbar.jpg

"Copyright 1968 by John Chorbajian. All Rights Reserved -- International Copyright Secured"

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