"In the bleak midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Peter Lawson]

"In the bleak midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Peter Lawson]

Part of: "Four Holst carols"

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

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

Lawson, Peter; arrangement (English, born 1950)

2012 [publication] [copyright]

Tewkesbury: Goodmusic Publishing

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

chorus: men's TTBB chorus

instrumentation: organ|piano|orchestra

origin: United Kingdom

male composer|male arranger

English

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

Place in the larger work: The first song of four in the song cycle called "Four Holst Carols," which includes 1. "In the bleak midwinter" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "Personent hodie" (12th century Latin text); 3. "Lullay my liking" (15th century Middle English text); 4. "Masters in this hall" (William Morris).

Performance instructions: For piano or organ. May also be performed with orchestra.

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

Format 1: musical score

performance time 15 minutes (song cycle)

Other data reference(s): Record for "Four Holst carols." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/810944723. Accessed 17 April 2019.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-lawson

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