"Amid the Cold of Winter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Bret Rhoades]
Title
"Amid the Cold of Winter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Bret Rhoades]
First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter
Creator
Holst, Gustav; music (English, 1874-1934)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Rhoades, Bret; arrangement (American)
Date
2004 [publication] [copyright]
Publisher
Van Nuys: Alfred Music
Subject
genre: carol|Christmas music|sacred music|song|choral music
chorus: SATB chorus
duet
instrumentation: keyboard
initial sharps/flats: four flats
initial time signature: 4/4
other version 1 - chorus: two-part mixed voices
other version 2 - chorus: SAB chorus
origin: United States
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")
Work contains texts by multiple authors
Notes about the text: Also includes the text of the 16th-century German plainchant Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming.
Tempo markings: "Expressively, with some freedom"; quarter note = ca. 84
Performance instructions: With optional duet. "For worship performance, Amid the Cold of Winter is suitable for Advent (especially the Annunciation of Mary), Christmas and Epiphany. Suggested corresponding scripture readings include Isaiah 11:1-10 and 35:1-4, Matthew 2:1-12, and Luke 1:26-56 and 2:8-20."
Dedication: "dedicated to my parents, Jack and Dorothy"
Notes: This score includes an arrangement of Gustav Holst's 1906 setting.
Format
Format 1: musical score
7 pages
Source
Other data reference(s): Record for "Amid the cold of winter : in the bleak midwinter/lo, how a rose e'er blooming." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/951440626. Accessed 20 April 2019.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Morriset Library, University of Ottawa
Identifier
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-rhoades
Rights
"Copyright © MMIV by Alfred Music"
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Citation
Holst, Gustav; music (English, 1874-1934), Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), and Rhoades, Bret; arrangement (American), “"Amid the Cold of Winter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Bret Rhoades],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed May 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2947.