"In the bleak midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Phillip Keveren]

"In the bleak midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Phillip Keveren]

First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter

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

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

Keveren, Phillip; music (American, born 1961)

2009 [publication] [composition]

Nashville: LifeWay Worship

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

solo: treble voice

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: keyboard|orchestra

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Tempo markings: "Serenely"; quarter note = 76

Performance instructions: "SATB w/child solo." "INSTRUMENTATION: Flute 1-2, Oboe, Clarinet 1-2, Bassoon, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2-3, Horn 1-2, Horn 3, Trombone 1-2, Trombone 3/Tuba, Percussion 1-2-3, Harp, Piano, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, String Bass. SUBSTITUTE PARTS: Alto Sax 1-2 (substitute for French Horn), Tenor Sax/Baritone Treble Clef (Substitute for Trombone 1-2), Clarinet 3 (substitute for Viola), Bass Clarinet (substitute for Cello), Keyboard String Reduction."

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

Format 1: musical score

8 pages

Other data reference(s): "About." Phillip Keveren, https://phillipkeveren.com/about-me.html. Accessed 16 April 2019.
Record for "In the bleak midwinter." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/645669685. Accessed 16 April 2019.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

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

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-keveren

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