"In the Bleak Mid Winter" [Gustav Holst, arr. David Catherwood]

"In the Bleak Mid Winter" [Gustav Holst, arr. David Catherwood]

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

Catherwood, David; music (British, born 1956)

Opus 3 Music

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

instrumentation: orchestra

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer|male arranger

English

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

Tempo markings: "Cantabile"; quarter note = 84

Performance instructions: "This arrangement is suitable for school orchestras and 
ensembles. The arrangement allows for a great deal of flexibility in 
presentation and will sound complete with as few as four players yet the scoring allows for expansion up to a full symphonic orchestra, concert band or brass band" (Sheet Music Plus).

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

Format 1: musical score

19 pages

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In the Bleak Mid Winter (Holst arranged for Flexible instrumental ensembles by David Catherwood)." Sheet Music Plus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/in-the-bleak-mid-winter-holst-arranged-for-flexible-instrumental-ensembles-by-david-catherwood-digital-sheet-music/20820620. Accessed 23 May 2019.

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-catherwood

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