"In The Bleak Mid-winter" [Robert C. L. Watson]

"In The Bleak Mid-winter" [Robert C. L. Watson]

First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter

Watson, Robert C. L.; music (Canadian)

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

2005 [copyright] [publication]

Roger Dean Publishing

genre: anthem|choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song

solo: tenor|soprano

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: organ

initial sharps/flats: three flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: Canada

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")

Tempo markings: "Legato"; quarter note = 66-80

Performance instructions: For SATB and organ with optional soprano and tenor solos. "Measures 3 through 17 may be sung a cappella."

Notes: "This first-place award winner in the Amadeus Choir Christmas Carol Competition by Canadian composer Robert Watson is imbued with rich contemporary harmonies."

Format 1: musical score

8 pages; performance time 4 minutes

Other data reference(s): "In The Bleak Mid-winter." Sheet Music Plus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/in-the-bleak-mid-winter-digital-sheet-music/20344275. Accessed 4 June 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." Sheet Music Plus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/in-the-bleak-mid-winter-digital-sheet-music/20344275. Accessed 4 June 2019.

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-watson

"© 2005 Roger Dean Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A."

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