"My Gift" [John Ratledge]

"My Gift" [John Ratledge]

First line of lyrics: What can I give him

Ratledge, John; music (American, born 1954)

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

2013 [publication] [copyright]

Carl Fischer Music

genre: song|choral music|sacred music

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 2/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Notes about the text: This setting uses just the final stanza of the poem.

Tempo markings: quarter note = 60

Format 1: musical score

3 pages; performance time 1 minute and 12 seconds

Other data reference(s): "My Gift." Carl Fischer, https://www.carlfischer.com/cm9302-my-gift.html. Accessed 21 April 2020.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "My Gift." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/My-Gift-/10352205.item#/submit. Accessed 21 April 2020.

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-ratledge

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