In the bleak midwinter
(1998)
... For the Ohlone Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dennis Keller, Christmas at the Mission, December 12 & 13, 1998, Fremont, California ...
Composer(s):
Holst, Gustav
(1874-1934)
[ England ; Great Britain ]
Edition
Ref. :
KWM001
(8 p.)
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
hymn (secular) ; Sacred ; Anthem ; Christmas carol
Mood of the piece:
intimate
Type of Choir:
TTBB (4 men voices )
Instrumentation:
Keyboard
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
5.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
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.