"In the Bleak Midwinter" [John Joubert]

"In the Bleak Midwinter" [John Joubert]

First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter

Joubert, John; music (English, 1927-2019)

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

2013 [publication]

London: Novello

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

English

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 1: musical score

10 pages; performance time 5 minutes

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.

Opus: 177

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-joubert

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