Ice at Martinmas

( If there's ice at Martinmas )

... "written for Emme Kresek and the school of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City" ...

Bishop, Jeffrey A. (born in 1943) [ USA ; Great Britain ]

Edition
Published by Brichtmark Music, Inc. [USA] , 1999 ; in One-erum, Two-erum : 12 Canons on Traditional Sussex Verse (15 p.)
Ref. : BRM 2  (1 p.)
Type of material: Full score
Copyright : 1999 Brichtmark Music
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Canon ; Secular
Mood of the piece: fast ; humorous
Type of Choir: AA OR SA OR SS OR unspecified voicing  (2 children voices )
Instruments: Piano (optional)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): A
Tonality: C major
Duration: 1.0 min.
Origin: Sussex
Musicological Sources: COMPOSER'S NOTE: A hard cold-snap on Martinmas (November 11th) is said to presage a mild and muddy winter.
Source of text: traditional Sussex verse