"In The Bleak Midwinter" [Richard Hynson]

"In The Bleak Midwinter" [Richard Hynson]

First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter

Part of: "Two Rossetti Settings"

Hynson, Richard; music (American)

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

2005 [publication] [copyright]

Hal Leonard Corporation

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

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: piano|brass ensemble

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Place in the larger work: The first song of two in the song cycle called "Two Rossetti settings," which includes 1. "In the Bleak Midwinter"; 2. "Love Came Down At Christmas."

Tempo markings: "Reverently"; half note = 63

Performance instructions: For SATB and piano with optional brass ensemble.

Format 1: musical score

12 pages (song cycle); performance time 1 minute and 55 seconds (song)

Other data reference(s): "Two Rossetti Settings (SATB) : Richard Hynson : SATB : # 8744646." East Coast Music, https://www.eastcoastmusic.com/Two-Rossetti-Settings-SATB-Richard-Hynson-S-p/zhl8744646.htm. Accessed 6 July 2019.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Two Rossetti Settings (SATB) : Richard Hynson : SATB : # 8744646." East Coast Music, https://www.eastcoastmusic.com/Two-Rossetti-Settings-SATB-Richard-Hynson-S-p/zhl8744646.htm. Accessed 6 July 2019.

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-hynson

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