In the bleak midwinter
(1999)
Composer(s):
Holst, Gustav
(1874-1934)
[ England ; Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Number of pages :
12
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Contemporary ; Carol ; Christmas song ; Sacred ; Anthem ; Christmas carol
Mood of the piece:
festive ; contemplative
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
A major ; D flat major ; F major
Duration:
5.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas ; Advent ; Offertory ; Communion
Number of verses:
5
Musicological Sources:
http://www.channel1.com/users/gsilvis/mids/holsbm.mid
Comment(s):
This is a fresh setting of Holst's traditional Christmas melody.!Special attention is given to the interpretation of Rossetti's words, including the little known 3rd stanza of her original poem.