In the bleak mid-winter / So bitter war des Winters eisige Gewalt
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934) [ England ; Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Bärenreiter-Verlag
[Germany]
; in Christmas a cappella
(224 p.)
Ref. :
BA 7573
(1 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Buckland, Graham
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
+ adapted in
German
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Partsong ; Sacred ; Anthem ; Christmas carol
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
2.5 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.
Pronunciation
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Wetzlar, Germany
Deutsches Centrum für Chormusik
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