"In the Bleak Midwinter" [John Joubert]
Title
"In the Bleak Midwinter" [John Joubert]
First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter
Creator
Joubert, John; music (English, 1927-2019)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
2013 [publication]
Publisher
London: Novello
Subject
genre: choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song
chorus: women’s SA chorus
instrumentation: organ
initial sharps/flats: four sharps
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United Kingdom
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")
Composition history: The score states: "Commissioned by Nicholas Fisher for the choir of Merton College, Oxford, and for inclusion in the Merton Choirbook to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the founding of the college in 1264."
Tempo markings: "Moderato"
Format
Format 1: musical score
10 pages; performance time 5 minutes
Source
Other data reference(s): "In the bleak midwinter." Musicroom, https://www.musicroom.com/product-detail/product1101817/variant1101817/john-joubert-in-the-bleak-mid-winter/. Accessed 28 Jan 2019.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Morriset Library, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In the Bleak Mid-winter." Musicroom, https://www.musicroom.com/product-detail/product1101817/variant1101817/john-joubert-in-the-bleak-mid-winter/. Accessed 28 January 2019.
Identifier
Opus: 177
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-joubert
Rights
"© Copyright 2013 Novello & Company Ltd."
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Files
Collection
Citation
Joubert, John; music (English, 1927-2019) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"In the Bleak Midwinter" [John Joubert],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed December 23, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1796.