"In the bleak mid-winter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Imogen Holst]

"In the bleak mid-winter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Imogen Holst]

First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter

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

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

Holst, Imogen; arrangement (English, 1907-1984)

1949 [publication] [copyright]

London: Oxford University Press

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

chorus: women’s SSAA chorus

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer|female arranger

English

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

Composition history: "The melody of Carol 6 ("In the Bleak Mid-winter") is used by permission of the Trustees of the late Gustav Holst."

Tempo markings: No tempo.

Performance instructions: "These short simple settings of carols are intended for village choirs and Women's Institutes where some of the singers may still be in the early stages of trying to read their notes. Each part is easy enough to be learnt by rote if necessary, and each setting is short enough for choirs to learn by heart for singing out of doors in the dark.

Format 1: musical score

2 pages

Other data reference(s): "Six traditional carols : third set." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35520104. Accessed 24 August 2020.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: New York Public Library, New York

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-holst

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