In the Bleak Midwinter
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"In the Bleak Midwinter" is a well-known Christmas carol based on a Christina Rossetti poem, frequently performed and recorded in choral and classical music settings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas carol
ⓘ
choral setting ⓘ hymn ⓘ musical setting ⓘ poem adaptation ⓘ |
| answerInFinalVerse | "Give my heart" ⓘ |
| author | Christina Rossetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | poem "In the Bleak Midwinter" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedAt |
Christmas services
ⓘ
Nine Lessons and Carols NERFINISHED ⓘ carol services ⓘ |
| composer |
Gustav Holst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Darke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStanza |
"Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him"
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"What can I give Him, poor as I am?" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateComposed |
1906
ⓘ
1909 ⓘ |
| firstPublication | January 1872 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAs | poem GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationIn | Scribner’s Monthly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The English Hymnal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequentlyRecordedBy |
choirs
ⓘ
church choirs ⓘ classical singers ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas carol
ⓘ
choral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Christina Rossetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| mostFamousSetting |
Gustav Holst setting
ⓘ
Harold Darke setting ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| questionInFinalVerse | "What can I give Him?" ⓘ |
| scoring | SATB choir and organ ⓘ |
| setToMusicBy |
Gustav Holst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Darke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous choral arrangements ⓘ |
| textIncipit | In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan ⓘ |
| theme |
Incarnation
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Nativity of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ devotion ⓘ humility ⓘ |
| tuneName | Cranham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Anglican worship
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Protestant hymnals ⓘ ecumenical carol collections ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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In the Bleak Midwinter (1995 film)
this entity surface form:
In the Bleak Midwinter (1995 film)
this entity surface form:
A Midwinter’s Tale (alternate title of In the Bleak Midwinter)