Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"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."
The Christina Rossetti in Music project website is hosted in Canada at the University of Ottawa Library, and we aim to comply with Canadian copyright laws. If you believe we have violated Canadian copyright law, please contact us at christinarossettimusic@uottawa.ca. The Christina Rossetti in Music project is strictly not for profit and intended for research and educational purposes only.

Files

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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.