Carol of the Snow A B B I E B U R T B E T I N I S T HE B URT FAMILY C AROLS

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1 Carol of the Snow / Abbie Betinis voice, piano $2.50 / AB T HE B URT FAMILY C AROLS A B B I E B U R T B E T I N I S Carol of the Snow ~ for voice and piano ~ Out of the bosom of the air, Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest fields forsaken, Silent, and soft, and slow, Descends the snow. This is the poem of the air, Slowly in silent syllables recorded; This is the secret of despair, Long in its cloudy bosom hoarded, Troubled, the sky reveals The grief it feels. Even as our burdens are released, Lovingly laced in some divine expression, Even as the troubled heart cries peace, And in the white countenance makes confession, A love so pure so true Begins anew. - Adapted by the composer after H. W. Longfellow s Snow-flakes ON THE BURT FAMILY CAROLS: In 1922, Rev. Bates G. Burt, a self-taught musician, began composing Christmas carols and sending them as seasonal greeting cards to his friends, family, and parishioners. In 1942, he passed the job of composing the music to his son, Alfred Burt, a jazz trumpeter and young composer. The father-son team produced five carols together before Bates s death, and Alfred Burt went on to write a total of fifteen Christmas carols, including the popular Caroling, Caroling, and Some Children See Him, made famous originally by the Voices of Jimmy Joyce and now recorded by artists all over the world. Since 2001, Abbie Burt Betinis has been continuing this family tradition begun so long ago by Bates, her greatgrandfather. Carol of the Snow was inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow s poem Snow-flakes. Abbie composed the music in 2010 (one of the snowiest winters on record in the United States) as she recovered from a bone marrow transplant following her third cancer diagnosis. The carol premiered on Minnesota Public Radio the next year. Abbie Betinis Music Co. web: phone: abbie@abbiebetinis.com

2 Carol of the Snow AFTER H.W. LONGFELLOW* ABBIE BETINIS (b. 1980) Piano Meditatively G9 (no 3rd) Gm7 poco Gm7 sus2 5 Gracefully 1. Out 2. This 3. Even of is as the the our bos po bur - om of the air, Out of the - em of the air, Slow -ly in - dens are re - leased, Lov -ing - ly C5 G: 2-3 time only B 6 add 2 A maj7 G4 C5 add cloud - folds of her gar - ments shak - en, O - ver the wood - si - lent syl - la - bles re - cord - ed; This is the se - laced in some di - vine ex - pres - sion, E ven as the trou - - lands cret bled B 6 add 2 A maj7 add 4 Cm add 2 B 6 add 2 * Lyrics adapted by the composer after H. W. Longfellow s Snow-flakes (pub. 1858, and in the public domain) Copyright Jan. 2012, Abbie Betinis (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Online at

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4 Abbie Betinis -- Carol of the Snow 29 D.S. al Coda Bm add 4 B sus B 3 C m 11 3 B /D dim7 D 13 D.S. al Coda CODA 33 makes con - fes - sion, A love so pure so true Be - A maj7 G4 Cm/A 6 E 2/Gm D maj7 G maj 9 39 Meditatively poco gins a - new. (no 3rd) G9 Gm7 poco C/Gm Saint Paul, Minn.

5 Also by Abbie Betinis... Vocal Chamber Music: Jerusalem Luminosa duet for high and medium voice Kjos Music Text: Thomas a Kempis (in Latin) Cat. No My Heart is Longing to Praise My Savior high voice, viola, piano Graphite Publishing Text: Princess Eugenie of Sweden (in English) GP- B006 Nattsanger (Nightsongs) high voice, clarinet, piano Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Rolf Jacobsen (in Norwegian) I. Aftenroden (Red sunset) II. Når de sover (When they sleep) III. Mose, rust, og møll (Moss, rust, and moths) IV.Lavmaelt (Whispered) V. Lyktestolpen (Streetlamp) VI.Nattmusikk (Night Music) VII.Sjøfugl (Seabirds) AB Prayer for Peace high or low voice, string orchestra Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Abbie Betinis, after Bates G. Burt AB-033-C4C Prologue medium voice, bassoon coming soon Text: Yevgeny Yevtushenko (in English) The Clan of the Lichens soprano, piano Graphite Publishing Text: Opal Whiteley (in English) I. All Things Live II. Night and the Little Failures III. The Prayer Wind IV.The Comet: a tale for children (and taller ones) V. The Clan of the Lichens GP - B005 Choral Music with soloists: Aililiú, ó Íosa (Alleluia, O Jesu) SSA, TTBB, s. a. solos, Gaelic harp, Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: traditional (in Gaelic and Latin) viola, bodhrán AB Bar xizam (Upward I rise) SATB div., s. a. t. solos Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Hâfez (in Persian) AB From Behind the Caravan SSAA div., s.a. solos, viola or cello, Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Hâfez, 14 th c. (in Persian) Persian hand drums, opt l Oud AB In the Bleak Midwinter, arr. SATB, s. a. solos, piano Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Christina Rossetti AB Long Time Trav ling SATB div., tenor solos Santa Barbara Music Publishing Text: American shape note hymnals SBMP-702 Prayer for Peace s. or t. solo, SATB a cappella Fred Bock Music Text: Abbie Betinis, after Bates G. Burt Cat. No. F2358 Yhinx: An Ancient Greek Love Charm TTBB, t. t. b. solos, solo whistler Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Theocritus & ancient Greek stone (in English & Greek) AB Reviewed as audacious edgy and thrilling, the music of Abbie Betinis (b. 1980) is being performed increasingly in the United States and abroad, and has won awards from the American Composers Forum, ASCAP, the Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota Music Educators Association, among others. A 2009 McKnight Artist Fellow, Abbie has fulfilled more than 40 commissions for new music from organizations including the Dale Warland Singers, Cantus, The Rose Ensemble, and The Schubert Club. Abbie studied composition at St. Olaf College, the University of Minnesota, and the European American Musical Alliance in Paris, France. Her music is published by Fred Bock Music, Graphite Publishing, Kjos, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and now in G. Schirmer s Dale Warland Series, but she prefers to self-publish with her own Abbie Betinis Music Company. Since 2005, Abbie has been Composer-in-Residence for The Schubert Club, the first arts organization in Minnesota. She has also held residencies with The Rose Ensemble and with The Singers Minnesota Choral Artists, where she is proud to sing in the second alto section. A three time cancer survivor, she lives in Saint Paul. Abbie Betinis Music Co. web: phone: abbie@abbiebetinis.com