"In the bleak mid-winter" [Robert W. Manton]
Title
"In the bleak mid-winter" [Robert W. Manton]
First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter
Part of: "Dies Natalis, A Christmas Cycle"
Creator
Manton, Robert W.; music (1894-1967)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
1964 [composition]
Subject
genre: carol|choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song|song cycle
chorus: SATB chorus
instrumentation: organ
origin: United States
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")
Place in the larger work: The third song of four in a song cycle called "Dies Natalis, A Christmas Cycle," which includes 1. "Prelude"; 2. "Before the Paling of the Stars" (Christina Rossetti); 3. "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "Hodie Christus Natus Est - Motet."
Performance instructions: "Pencil direction in red: 'organ thruout softly'" ("Guide to the Robert Manton Papers, 1908-1968").
Dedication: "To the University of New Hampshire Glee Clubs"
Format
Format 1: musical score
Source
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4306
Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.
Other data reference(s): "Guide to the Robert Manton Papers, 1908-1968." University of New Hampshire Library, https://www.library.unh.edu/find/archives/collections/robert-manton-papers-1908-1968.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
Identifier
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-manton
Rights
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Collection
Citation
Manton, Robert W.; music (1894-1967) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"In the bleak mid-winter" [Robert W. Manton],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1803.
Item Relations
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