"In the bleak midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Mark Burrows]

"In the bleak midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Mark Burrows]

First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter

Part of: "Room for Christmas"

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

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

Burrows, Mark; arrangement (American, born 1971)

2014 [publication] [copyright]

Dallas: Choristers Guild

genre: musical theatre|carol|children's musical theatre|children's music|Christmas music

chorus: unison chorus

instrumentation: flute|piano

initial sharps/flats: one flat

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer|male arranger

English

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

Place in the larger work: The seventh song of eight in the children's musical "Room for Christmas," which includes 1. "Running out of room"; 2. "What do we do with Christmas?"; 3. "We are the sheep" (Mark Burrows); 4. "There was love" (James R. Murray) 5. "Interlude (What do we do)"; 6. "Room in my heart"; 7. "In the bleak midwinter (CRANHAM)" (Christina Rossetti) 8. "Brand new feeling."

Tempo markings: quarter note = 92

Performance instructions: For children's chorus, either unison or two-part voices. The full score for the musical includes optional congregational music for "In the Bleak Mid-winter." Stage directions for "In the Bleak Mid-winter" are as follows: "The song during which the Bringing of the Toys occurs. The cast should have their toys waiting at the sides of the stage area and can be the first to bring their toys to the manger (then return to their places on the stage). A few strategically-placed ushers or parents should facilitate the congregational participation, inviting people forward to offer their toys. Invite the congregation to join in singing the final verse. The words should be printed in the program or posted somewhere easily visible. Optional solo in verse two."

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

Format 1: musical score

6 pages (pp. 48-53)

Other data reference(s): Record for "Room for Christmas : a children's Christmas musical for unison/two-part voices, piano and flute." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/881471439. Accessed 20 April 2019.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-burrows

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