"In the Bleak Mid-Winter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Joel Martinson]

"In the Bleak Mid-Winter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Joel Martinson]

First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter

Holst, Gustav; music (English, 1874-1934)

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

Martinson, Joel; arrangement (American, born 1960)

1997 [composition]; 1999 [copyright] [publication]

Oxford: Oxford University Press

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

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer|male arranger

English

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

Tempo markings: "Gently moving"; quarter note = 90

Performance instructions: Tenor 1 is "To be sung falsetto (counter-tenors), or by female altos."

Dedication: "For the Orpheus Chamber Singers, Dallas, Texas, Donald Krehbiel, director"

Notes: This score is an arrangement of Gustav Holst's 1906 setting.

Format 1: musical score

10 pages; performance time 4 minutes 45 seconds

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: Kathryn Sullivan Bowld Music Library, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-martinson

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