"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Michael John Trotta]

"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Michael John Trotta]

Trotta, Michael John; music (American, born 1978)

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

2010 [publication]

Colla Voce Music LLC

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

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: oboe|piano

initial sharps/flats: five flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Tempo markings: "Tenderly"; quarter note = 72.

Recordings: "In The Bleak Midwinter." YouTube, Michael John Trotta, 11 November 2011, https://youtu.be/Aq-j48lnZRU. Accessed 17 February 2018.

Dedication: "For the Louisiana State University Tiger Men's Chorus and Glee Club"

Notes: "A new setting of a traditional poem, this work juxtaposes simple melodic beauty with a wider harmonic palette in the interior sections. These interior sections can be performed with the optional piano part, or a capella. The use of the oboe, accents melodic fragments in a subtle imitation of the melodic line introduced by the voices" (J.W. Pepper).

Format 1: musical score

Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In the Bleak Midwinter." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/In-the-Bleak-Midwinter/10097782.item#/submit. Accessed 17 February 2018

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-trotta

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