"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Richard Burchard]
Title
"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Richard Burchard]
First line of lyrics: In the bleak midwinter
Creator
Burchard, Richard; music (American, born 1960)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
2013? [composition]; 2016 [copyright]
Publisher
Los Angeles: Gentry Publications
Subject
genre: choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song
solo: soprano
chorus: SATB voices with divisi
instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)
initial sharps/flats: five flats
initial time signature: 3/4
origin: United States
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")
Notes about the text: In the setting, the third stanza of the poem is omitted.
Tempo markings: half note = ca. 62
Performance instructions: "For S.A.T.B. Voices (div.) and Two Solos or small Groups, unaccompanied" "Misterioso"
Performance history: 15 Dec. 2013, "World Premier: The Louisville Vocal Project at St. James Catholic Church, Louisville, KY," while Burchard was composer-in-residence for the choir ("In the bleak midwinter") (Louisville Vocal Project)
3 Dec. 2017, performed by The L.A. Choral Lab, Michael Alfera, director, Christoph Bull, organ, at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles in the choir's holiday concert called "Christmas Lights." ("Christmas Lights"). "In the Bleak Midwinter (Richard Burchard)." YouTube, uploaded 7 Sep. 2018, https://youtu.be/xeGPYBMdW74.
3 Dec. 2017, performed by The L.A. Choral Lab, Michael Alfera, director, Christoph Bull, organ, at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles in the choir's holiday concert called "Christmas Lights." ("Christmas Lights"). "In the Bleak Midwinter (Richard Burchard)." YouTube, uploaded 7 Sep. 2018, https://youtu.be/xeGPYBMdW74.
Recordings: Burchard, Richard. “IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER for SATB Divisi Voices and Two Solos or Small Groups, a Cappella.” SoundCloud, uploaded 18 Aug. 2016, soundcloud.com/richardburchard-1/in-the-bleak-midwinter-for-satb-divisi-voices-and-two-solos-or-small-groups-a-calleppa. Accessed 9 March 2021.
Format
Format 1: musical score
11 pages; performance time ca. 5 minutes and 30 seconds
Source
Other data reference(s): "In the Bleak Midwinter." Richard Burchard, https://www.richardburchard.com/works/in-the-bleak-midwinter. Accessed 15 Sep. 2021.
Louisville Vocal Project. "Louisville Vocal Project Holiday Concerts." Event on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 12:00 PM UNK, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/369268816552984/.
"Christmas Lights." The L.A. Choral Lab, http://www.lachorallab.org/christmas-lights-12317.html. Accessed 15 Sep. 2021.
Louisville Vocal Project. "Louisville Vocal Project Holiday Concerts." Event on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 12:00 PM UNK, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/369268816552984/.
"Christmas Lights." The L.A. Choral Lab, http://www.lachorallab.org/christmas-lights-12317.html. Accessed 15 Sep. 2021.
Cataloguer: Genevieve Benson and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In the Bleak Mid-Winter." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/In-the-Bleak-Midwinter/10597460.item#/submit. Accessed 5 March 2021.
Identifier
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-burchard
Rights
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Citation
Burchard, Richard; music (American, born 1960) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Richard Burchard],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/3136.