"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Esther Vann]
Title
"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Esther Vann]
First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter
Creator
Vann, Esther; music
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
2013 December 23 [composition]; 2015 [copyright]
Publisher
Hambrook, Ledbury: Acuta Music
Subject
genre: choral music|carol|Christmas music|song|sacred music
chorus: SATB chorus
instrumentation: piano (for rehearsal only)|a cappella
initial sharps/flats: four sharps
initial time signature: 3/8
origin: United Kingdom
female composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")
Tempo markings: "Freely, speech rhythm"; dotted quarter note = c.50
Dedication: "For Peter Dyke and the Hereford Cathedral Voluntary Choir"
Format
Format 1: musical score
8 pages; performance time 4-5 minutes
Source
Other data reference(s): "Esther Kay — Church choral music." Acuta Music, http://www.acutamusic.co.uk/esther-kay-mdash-church-choral-music.html. Accessed 4 April 2019.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Royal Academy of Music Library, London
Identifier
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-vann
Rights
"© Copyright by Esther Vann, 2015"
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Citation
Vann, Esther; music and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Esther Vann],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed September 19, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1811.