In the bleak mid-winter
composer: John Casken
text writer: Christina Georgina Rossetti
for SATB choir and organ
text by Christina Rossetti
Dedication: for Alwinton and Holystone Church Choir
Premiere: December 19, 2008 Alwinton, Northumberland, St Michael and All Angels Church (UK) · John Casken, organ · Conductor: Graham Stacy · Alwinton and Holystone Church Choir
Instrumentation: mixed choir (SATB) and organ
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Duration: 6' 0''
Year of composition: 2008
Difficulty: intermediate to advanced
Edition: choral score
Language: English
Series: Choral Music of Our Time
12 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-2201-3150-9
Order number: ED 13285
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Description
John Casken, who celebrates his 60th birthday in 2009, set Christina Rossetti's In the bleak mid-winter - a poem popularised by Gustav Holts' setting of the same name - for Alwinton and Holystone Church Choir near to where the composer lives in Northumberland. A traditional carol based on the nativity it paints a vivid picture of the chill of winter and is ideal for choirs wishing to move away from the well-known whilst retaining an element of tradition. Constantly flowing organ lines create a sense of unease but this is uplifting music with subtle crescendos and powerful homophonic writing for the voices.
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