"Improvisation on 'In the bleak midwinter'" [Gustav Holst, arr. Leonard Danek]

"Improvisation on 'In the bleak midwinter'" [Gustav Holst, arr. Leonard Danek]

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

Danek, Leonard; improvisation

2008 [publication]

Grand Rapids: Adoro Music

genre: Christmas music|carol|improvisation|instrumental|song

instrumentation: organ

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 4/4

male composer|male arranger

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

Tempo markings: "Moderato"; quarter note = 120

Dedication: "For Laura"

Notes: This score is an arrangement of Gustav Holst's 1906 setting. "This piece, just over a minute in length, works well as an offertory or interlude. Containing some unique chord progressions, it has unconventional style but maintains a smooth feel overall" (Record for "Improvisation on "In the bleak midwinter."").

Format 1: musical score

4 pages

Other data reference(s): Record for "Improvisation on "In the bleak midwinter."" WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647767939. Accessed 24 April 2019.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: University of Northwestern, St. Paul

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-danek

"Copyright 2008 Adoro Music Publishing (ASCAP)"

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