"In the bleak midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Albin C. Whitworth]

"In the bleak midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Albin C. Whitworth]

First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter

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

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

Whitworth, Albin C.; arrangement (American, born 1938)

1985 [publication] [copyright]

New York: Carl Fischer

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

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: organ|piano

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

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"

Performance instructions: For piano or organ.

Dedication: "to the Chancel Choir of the First United Methodist Church, Lexington, Kentucky"

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

Format 1: musical score

7 pages

Other data reference(s): Record for "In the bleak midwinter." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/497551484. 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-whitworth

"Copyright © 1985 by Carl Fischer, Inc. All rights reserved including performing rights."

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