"In the Bleak Mid-Winter" [Gustav Holst, J.S. Bach, arr. Donald E. Allured]

"In the Bleak Mid-Winter" [Gustav Holst, J.S. Bach, arr. Donald E. Allured]

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

Bach, Johann Sebastian; music (German, 1685-1750)

Allured, Donald E.; arrangement (American, 1922-2011)

1985 [composition]

Hope Publishing Company

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

instrumentation: handbells

initial sharps/flats: one flat

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer|male arranger

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

Tempo markings: quarter note = 66

Performance instructions: For four octaves of handbells with optional fifth octave.

Notes: This score is an arrangement of Gustav Holst's 1906 setting. It combines Holst's setting of "A Christmas Carol" with J.S. Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."

Format 1: musical score

6 pages

Other data reference(s): "In the Bleak Mid-Winter." Sheet Music Plus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/in-the-bleak-mid-winter-sheet-music/493786. Accessed 13 June 2019.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In the Bleak Mid-Winter." Sheet Music Plus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/in-the-bleak-mid-winter-sheet-music/493786. Accessed 13 June 2019.

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-allured-bach

"© 1985 Main Stream Music, Carol Stream"

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