Mid-Winter ALTO Bob Chilcott

Описание: Mid-Winter – Bob Chilcott
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Mid-Winter, composed by Bob Chilcott, is a tender and reflective choral setting of Christina Rossetti’s beloved poem In the Bleak Midwinter. In Mid-Winter, Chilcott captures the quiet intimacy and spiritual depth of Rossetti’s text through warm harmonies, lyrical phrasing, and a sense of stillness that evokes the cold beauty of the season. The piece moves gently between simplicity and emotional richness, making it a poignant centerpiece for Christmas or winter concerts.

Bob Chilcott, an acclaimed British composer, conductor, and former member of The King’s Singers, is renowned for his accessible yet sophisticated choral music. His works often balance expressive melodic lines with sensitivity to text and mood. In Mid-Winter, he transforms Rossetti’s Victorian poetry into a luminous meditation on humility and divine love. Christina Rossetti, a leading English poet of the 19th century, wrote verses celebrated for their purity, devotion, and lyrical grace—qualities that Chilcott’s setting beautifully honors.

Lyrics:
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind 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.

Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.

Enough for Him, whom cherubim worship night and day,
A breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.

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.

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