"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. David Haas and Jeanne Cotter]

"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. David Haas and Jeanne Cotter]

First line of lyrics: In the bleak midwinter

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

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

Haas, David; arrangement (American, born 1957). Cotter, Jeanne; arrangement (American)

1989 [publication] [copyright]

Chicago: G.I.A. Publications, Inc.

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

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: one flat

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer|female arranger|male arranger

English

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

Tempo markings: "Legato, tenderly"; half note - ca. 100-104

Notes: This score is an arrangement of Gustav Holst's 1906 setting. It is from the song collection entitled "Winter Grace."

Format 1: musical score

3 pages

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: Haas David and Jeanne Cotter. "In the Bleak Mid-Winter." Winter Grace, G.I.A. Publications, Inc., 1989, pp. 40-42. Robarts Library, University of Toronto, Toronto.

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-haas-cotter

"© Copyright 1989 by G.I.A. Publications, Inc."

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