Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"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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Files

CRM-no-score-available-copyright-protected.jpg

Collection

Citation

Vann, Esther; music and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Esther Vann],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1811.