MTN004
US $2.25
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for SSAA, Flute, & Violin
Music by
Arranged by
Š 2010 by Mark Templeton at www.MTchoralmusic.com
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Gustav Holst’s In the Bleak Midwinter was written at the request of Ralph Vaughan Williams, the editor of the English Hymnal. Holst used Christina Rossetti’s popular poem, written in 1872, for the text. The carol was first published in the English Hymnal in 1906 and quickly became a favorite among congregations. The frigid northern landscape that Rossetti paints with her text combined with the divinely melancholy nature of Holst’s melody provides the perfect backdrop for the winter holidays. The first and last sections of this arrangement incorporate the same melody and major key as the original, but the middle section, while in a minor mode, juxtaposes Holst’s melody with one of the most beloved chant melodies from the Gregorian chant repertoire, Ave Maria. The original chant, shown below, can be sung in conjunction with the piece. This unique arrangement will be exciting for any women’s chorus to sing. The flute and violin parts can be played by any two C-instruments.
Vocal Ranges
1.
In the bleak midwinter frosty winds made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter long ago.
3.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there, Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air; But only his mother in her maiden bliss Worshipped the Beloved with a kiss.
2.
Our God, Heav'n cannot hold him nor earth sustain; Heav'n and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign: In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed. The Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ.
4.
What can I give him poor as I am? If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb, If I were a Wise Man I would do my part, Yet what I can I give him, give my heart.
Latin
Translation
Áve María, grátia pléna, Dóminus técum. Benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus frúctus véntris túi, Iésus. Sáncta María, Máter Déi, óra pro nóbis peccatóribus, nunc et in hóra mórtis nóstrae. Ámen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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Commissioned by Womansong in Charleston, WV
In The Bleak Midwinter for SSAA chorus, Flute, & Violin (or two C intruments) Music by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Arranged by Mark Templeton
Text by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
œ œ œ œ
Tenderly {q = c 80}
& b c Œ
Flute
œ œ œ œ
P œ œ œ œ
Tenderly {q = c 80}
& b c Œ
Violin
P b c w &
˙
P
Œ
˙
Œ
Tenderly {q = c 80}
Soprano 1
˙
œ œ œ œ
w
œ œ œ œ
w
˙
˙
œ œ
P œ . œJ
w
Ah
In
P b c w &
Soprano 2
˙
˙
œ œ œ œ
˙
˙
Ah
P b c & w
Alto 1
˙
˙
˙
Ah
&b c
Alto 2
P
˙
˙
˙
˙
Ah
Fl.
& b
∑
∑
Vln.
& b
∑
7
S1
& b œ.
j œ œ
Ó
œ
fros - ty wind made S2
& b œ.
j œ œ
œ
fros - ty wind made A1
A2
&b
˙
&b ˙
˙ ˙
p œ
˙
7
p
moan,
earth
moan,
earth
P ˙.
w ˙.
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œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙
œ J
œ œ
˙
stood hard as
i
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stood hard as
i
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ron
wa - ter like
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wa
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wa
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oo
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p
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ter
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ter
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˙.
j œ ˙ a
˙
stone;
j œ ˙ a
P
˙
stone;
œ œ ˙
like a stone;
œ œ ˙
like a stone;
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13
Fl.
& b 13
Vln.
& b
œ. P œ.
F b & œ.
13
S1
œ œ J œ œ J
˙
œ
œ
œ
j œ œ œ
œ
snow had fal - len,
S2
F b & œ.
A2
&b &b
F ˙.
œ
Fl.
& b 19
Vln.
& b
œ
˙
snow
had
fal
˙.
œ
˙
F
had
œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ
-
fal
-
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long,
A2
&b
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long,
˙
˙
snow
on
˙
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snow
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w
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on
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long
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F Œ œ œ
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w
go.
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˙
p
w
P œ. in
the bleak mid - win - ter,
w
P œ œ
in
snow,
snow,
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in the
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˙
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j œ œ
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heav'n can - not
œ
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F ˙
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˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
bleak mid - win - ter,
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the bleak - mid - win - ter,
œ
˙
œ
œ
œ
˙
˙
œ
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nor
earth
su
˙.
God heav'n
Ó
œ œ
˙
the bleak mid - win - ter,
snow;
F Œ œ œ.
Our God,
œ
w
P
F ˙ >˙
go.
p œ
w
*
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snow,
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œ.
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on
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len,
a - go.
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˙
our God, heav'n
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len,
bbbb
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˙
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˙.
snow
a - go.
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˙
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œ œ œ œ
˙
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S2
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˙
19
S1
˙
snow on snow,
œ
snow
19
œ
œ œ
snow on snow,
j œ œ œ
snow had fal - len, A1
œ
˙
œ
˙
hold him,
˙
˙
œ.
hold
him,
nor
œ
˙
hold him,
˙.
God,
* Melody taken from Gregorian Chant, Ave Maria
earth su -
œ œ
nor
earth
˙
heav'n can
-
j œ œ œ
œ œ
œ
˙
su
-
˙
not
-
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In The Bleak Midwinter
bb & bb
25
Fl.
25
Vln.
&
bbbb
˙
œ
b & b bb ˙
œ
œ
œ
heav'n and
b & b bb w
A1
œ
˙.
œ
heav'n
bb &bb w
S2
A1
A2
˙
˙
œ œ
a - way
œ
when he
and earth shall flee
œ
œ and
œ
œ œ
earth shall flee a - way
œ
bleak mid - win -ter
a
j œ œ
œ
˙
œ œ
the bleak mid - win - ter a
œ
œ ˙
œ
bleak mid - win -ter
a
œ
F ˙
in
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œ
œ
˙
œ œ
˙ ˙.
sta - ble place suf - ficed
œ œ œ œ
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˙
w
sta - ble place suf - ficed
the bleak
mid
-
win
œ œ œ
˙
w
œ
-
˙
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the
Lord
God in
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Lord
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the
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ter,
F œ
to reign: in
stain;
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car
˙
-
nate,
˙
God in
car - nate,
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Lord God in
w
reign:
œ œ
w
sta - ble place suf - ficed
œ œ œ œ
to
su
œ
w
˙
˙
˙
in
j œ w
comes
earth
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œ
when he
nor
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reign:
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œ
F œ
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when he comes
˙
˙.
w
to
œ
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comes
œ
a - way
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b & b bb Ó
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˙
b & b bb œ œ
the
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˙.
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bb & bb Ó
in
œ
œ
œ
the
˙
œ
bb œ œ & bb
bbF b & b œ.
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œ
œ ˙
30
30
S1
flee
him,
30
Vln.
œ
w
hold
Fl.
œ
earth shall
heav'n
stain;
A2
œ
œ
˙
˙
œ.
stain;
b & b bb
œ
w
stain; S2
œ
w
25
S1
œ
car - nate,
˙.
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œ -
-
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In The Bleak Midwinter
bb & bb
36
Fl.
bb & bb
36
Vln.
˙
œ œ
w
∑
∑
∑
∑
˙
˙
w
∑
∑
∑
∑
b & b bb ˙
f> œ ˙
36
S1
Je S2
-
A2
b & b bb
-
-
œ œ œ œ
Je -
bb &bb -
˙
-
w
sus
b & b bb œ œ œ . Je
A1
œ œ
-
Christ.
An -gels
sus Christ.
-
˙
œ œ
˙
- sus Christ.
w
sus
Christ.
>œ œ
>˙
œ
œ ˙ > œ ˙ >
œ
An -gels
and
˙ >
∑
∑
∑
Ó.
bb & bb
∑
∑
∑
Œ
b b b >œ . Jœ œ b &
S1
œ
che - ru - bim and
S2
b > & b b b œ . Jœ œ
œ
j bb & b b œ. œ œ >
œ
che - ru - bim and
A1
che - ru - bim and
A2
&
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œ
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se - ra - phim
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se - ra - phim
j œ. œ œ œ > >
se - ra - phim
˙
œ œ
˙.
throng - ed the
œ.
throng - ed
the air;
œ.
j œ ˙
throng - ed
œ œ
˙
throng - ed
j œ œ
œ
have ga - thered
œ
œ
˙.
P
P
F œ
air;
j œ w
œ œ
œ
œ
œ
arch - an - gels may have
bb & bb
42
œ œ J
have ga - thered
œ.
œ œ >
but
œ
F œ.
the
air; but
˙
œ œ
˙
air;
ga - thered
œ
œ
œ œ
F œ œ-
the
œ
œ
w
but
˙
œ
have ga - thered
œ.
> œ œ
42
Vln.
œ œ J
and arch - an - gels may
42
Fl.
œ.
and arch - an - gels may
An -gels
f
>˙
œ
An -gels
f
>œ œ
and arch - an - gels may
f> œ ˙
j œ w
>˙
œ
œ
his
œ
mo - ther
j œ œ œ his mo - ther
œ œ his
œ œ
mo - ther
F ˙
but
w there,
˙
˙
there,
w there,
w there,
œ ˙
œ
˙.
œ
œ ˙
œ
on - ly,
in
˙
˙
on - ly,
œ ˙ on - ly,
˙.
œ
in
œ
his
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bb & bb
48
Fl.
48
Vln.
&
œ
œ
œ
œ
˙ bbbb
˙
b & b bb œ œ œ œ b & b bb œ œ œ œ in her maid - en
A1
A2
bb &bb
mo
bb ˙ b & b
54
Fl.
-
˙
b b ˙. & bb
Vln.
b & b bb ˙
A1
A2
bb &bb b & b bb
with
-
-
w
poco rit.
w
poco rit.
w
a
kiss.
˙ n˙
a
œ
˙
kiss.
w
with
˙.
-
w
a
œ œ ˙
œ
˙
˙
œ œ ˙
˙
œ œ
˙
w
-
ed
with
œ œ
œ œ
˙
˙
˙
kiss.
œ ˙. a
œ J
œ œ
œ œ
wor
-
œ ˙.
w
with
˙.
shiped
w
kiss.
ly
œ œ œ œ
" b
a tempo
" b
a tempo
Œ
P œ œ œ œ P
a tempo P " b Nw
-
a kiss,
œ œ œ œ
œ œ ˙
˙
œ œ ˙
shiped the
œ œ œ œ ˙
kiss,
with
œ
wor
Œ
with
the be - lov - ed
˙.
a
œ œ œ . œj w
œ œ ˙
w
˙
with S2
w
wor - shiped the be - lov - ed
œ
on
˙
b & b bb œ œ ˙
œ œ
œ.
poco rit.
˙
˙
w
˙ œ
œ œ
wor -shiped the be - lov
54
S1
œ œ
w
ther
˙
˙
bliss,
bliss,
˙
54
œ
˙.
her maid - en
˙
œ
bliss,
b & b bb œ œ œ œ
œ
œ w
˙
her maid - en S2
œ
w
˙
48
S1
œ
˙
Œ Œ
˙
be
-
a kiss,
lov - ed
œ œ œ œ
w
œ œ œ œ
w poco rit.
˙
˙
˙
œ œ
w
˙
˙
œ œ œ œ
˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
w
˙
˙
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˙
w
Ah
P " b Nw
Ah
P " b w "
Ah
P b ˙
Ah
˙
˙
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In The Bleak Midwinter
61
Fl.
& b 61
Vln.
& b
S2
P & b œ.
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
What can I
œ œ œ J can I
P & b œ.
j œ œ œ
What
A2
∑
a tempo
What
A1
∑
P &b Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
61
S1
∑
j œ œ œ
What
give
him,
˙
˙
give
him,
can I
him,
˙
œ œ
Fl.
Vln.
& b
∑
Œ
67
S1
&b œ œ
œ
I would S2
&b œ œ
A1
œ. I
A2
&b
˙ I
j œ
a
œ
would bring, I'd
˙ would
lamb;
j œ ˙
bring
œ
P
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bring a
œ.
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&b
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as
as
˙
I
as
I
œ œ œ J
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w
œ.
am?
If
˙
œ.
j œ œ œ
If
I were a
œ.
j œ œ œ
˙
am?
w
am?
˙
I were a
If
I were a
shep
-
herd,
˙
˙
shep - herd,
˙.
shep
œ
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herd,
œ œ ˙
shep - herd,
œ
P œ. œ œ œ J
˙
œ œ ˙
œ.
œ J
F œ œ. œ œ œ J
œ œ ˙
œ.
wise man,
I
˙
œ œ
œ œ
I would
do my part;
œ œ
˙.
œ œ œ œ
If
˙
lamb;
œ œ ˙
bring a lamb;
œ œ ˙
I
œ œ
poor
>œ
˙
I
j œ œ œ
œ.
∑
67
am?
as
poor
him,
∑
poor
œ œ œ œ
67
& b
˙
poor
give
give
œ œ œ œ œ.
œ œ œ œ
can I
P & b œ.
˙
bring a lamb;
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F j œ. œ œ œ If
I were a
F j œ œ. œ œ If
F œ
If
I were a
œ
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I
were a
wise
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œ
œ œ
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œ œ
˙
˙
œ J œ œ
˙
˙
would do my part;
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˙
œ œ
œ œ
wise
man,
I would
do my part;
˙
˙
œ œ œ œ wise
man,
I
would
œ
yet
œ
yet
œ yet
do my part; yet
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73
Fl.
& b 73
Vln.
& b
œ.
p œ
œ
œ.
œ
œ
œ
œ
w
œ
œ
œ
œ
w
j œ œ
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œ
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I
I
give
him,
give
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œ
˙
˙
œ
P œ.
I
give
him,
j œ œ
œ
˙.
I
I
give
œ.
j œ œ
œ
˙
p
P & b œ.
&b
œ
œ œ
I
P
what A2
œ
˙ œ
P & b œ.
&b
œ
˙ œ
what
A1
œ
œ
what
S2
œ
œ
œ
73
S1
œ J
what
I
can
can
can
can
I
my
œ
j œ w my
j œ œ
œ.
him,
œ
give
him,
heart,
my
heart,
77
Fl.
& b
∑
∑
∑
∑
Ó
∑
∑
∑
∑
Ó
77
Vln.
& b
P b & ˙
77
S1
what
S2
P b & ˙
what
A1
P b & ˙
what
A2
&b
P ˙
what
rit.
˙
˙
˙
I
can
I
˙
˙.
œ
w
I
can
I
give
˙
˙
˙
can
I
˙
˙
can
I
I
œ I
œ
˙
˙
˙.
œ
give
˙
give
˙
give
my
˙ ˙ ˙
w
my
w
my
˙
w
˙
give
heart,
˙
my
˙
˙
w
heart,
œ.
give
œ
give
œ J
˙
my
pU w heart.
pU w
heart.
pU w
heart.
pU w
heart.
U ˙
π U ˙ π
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Flute - In The Bleak Midwinter Mark D. Templeton
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œ ˙ bb b œ œ œ & b 24
bb &bb 31
œ ˙ 7
bb &bb 38
51
&
bbbb
œ
˙
œ œ
œ œ œ. œ w J
˙
17
œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ
˙
œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Ó. P ˙
˙
œ œ w
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72
&b
˙.
œ œ œ . œJ œ p
˙
˙
œ œ
˙
˙
˙
œ. œ œ œ J P
œ œ œ. œ w J
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œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ ˙. ˙
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ P
œ œ ˙
œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ ˙.
˙
bbbb Ó ˙
œ . œJ œ œ p
4
Tenderly {q = c 80}
œ œ w œ œ œ œ ˙ œœ œ b Œ œ P
w
a tempo
poco rit.
˙
˙ 4
œ œ œ œ Ó
π
U˙
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Violin - In The Bleak Midwinter Mark D. Templeton
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Mark Templeton, born 1974, is an American choral composer, conductor, and countertenor. Templeton’s music has been performed across the world at various international festivals and ACDA conventions. Some of his music is published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and he has recently started to self-publish. He teaches and resides with his wife, Becca, at West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Maryland, the oldest boarding school in the United States. He also enjoys coaching, playing, and watching soccer when he is not working. He is available for commission upon request.
Other choral music composed and arranged by Mark Templeton SATB, a cappella SATB, Soprano Solo, & Organ/Piano SATB, Soprano Solo, & Piano or String Quartet Double choir (SATB, SATB) & Organ/Piano SATB & Piano (also available for SAB) SA(T)B, Flute, & Piano TTBB, a cappella TTBB, a cappella SATB, a cappella SSATTB, a cappella SATB, a cappella (larger work) SATB divisi, a cappella (larger work)
For more information about these songs and other compositions by Mark Templeton visit www.MTchoralmusic.com