"In The Bleak Midwinter" [Garreth Brooke]

"In The Bleak Midwinter" [Garreth Brooke]

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

Brooke, Garreth; arrangement (British-German, born 1985)

2015 [publication] [copyright]

genre: Christmas music|song|instrumental

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: four flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: Germany

male composer|male arranger

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

Tempo markings: quarter note = 56

Performance instructions: "Very expressively"

Dedication: "With special thanks to Julien Lambert"

Notes: The setting is featured on Brooke's 2015 album, "Coping Mechanism." The proceeds made from the sheet music are donated to Crisis, "a charity which helps homeless people rebuild their lives" ("In The Bleak Midwinter sheet music - to raise money for Crisis").

Format 1: musical score

running time 2 minutes and 47 seconds

Other data reference(s): "In The Bleak Midwinter sheet music - to raise money for Crisis." Garreth Brooke, https://store.garrethbrooke.com/album/in-the-bleak-midwinter-sheet-music-to-raise-money-for-crisis. Accessed 20 July 2021.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-brooke

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