"In the bleak mid-winter - Choral Score" Sheet Music by John Casken

$6.99 USD 
Scored For: Mixed Choir (satb) And Organ
Composers: John Casken
Pages: 12
This product does NOT support transposition or digital playback
SKU: 477912
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Grade Level: Intermediate - Advanced What's this?
Series: Choral Music of Our Time
Publisher ID: Q7137

Composed for the Alwinton and Holystone Church Choir near the composer's home in Northumberland, John Casken sets Christina Rossetti's In the bleak mid-winter - a poem popularised by Gustav Holts' setting of the same name for SATB choir and organ. 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.