for Paul,'in memory of Linda

A Good-Night
Richard Rodney Bennett

Francis Quarles

(r592-r644)

Con rnoto

1J

(leee)

= 90)

p
SOPRANO

Close-

now

thine

eyes

and

rest

se - cure;-

rest

se - cure;-

poco

p
Close-

now

thine

eyes

and
poco

p
TENOR
Close now

,l

thine eyes- and rest-

se - cure;_

Doco

p
BASS
Close now

thine eyes- and

rest

ttry

Piano ffor

rehearsal only)

bo-dy

thv

-ryp
\t--//

soul-

thy

bo-dy
-

soul-

is

Copyright 1999 Novello & Company Limited.

Reserved. International Copyright Secured.

All Rights

thv

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bo-dy

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nough,

thy

bo

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16

He

that loves

he that keeps

thee,

And

-\-/
sure;-

sure;-

He- that

He

he

theer-

loves

that loves

thee,

tlzat Joues-

tbee,

keeps- And-

that

he that keeps

qP

-\
sarer--

rhat

pochiss.

guards

thee,

ne - ver

slum-bers,

rit.

- ver

ne -

ne - ver

,t

guards

slum

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ne -

ver

ne - ver

slum-bers,

,lt
ver

ne -

ver

r----;-

dim.

guards- thee,-

sleeps.-

sleeps.-

dirn.

thee,

dim.

guards

keeps

slum

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ne -

ver

sleeps.-

p
sleeps.-

And

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A ternpo pochiss. pitr (i = 100)

The

breast--.---l

smil

ing

sclence

in

sleep-ing

Has

ryp

The

The

smil

ing

The

smil

ing

smil

on - ly

on-ly

con -

sclence ln

lng

peace,

\--j

peacer_

science

-ly

sleep

Has

- ing

breast Has

rest;

-ly

on

The mu -

sic

The mu -

sic

The mu -

sic

-on - ly

peace,

rest;

peacer_

on-ly

nlp

mu

slc

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and

the

mirth-

Kings-

all

but

ve -ry

but

ve -ry

,rf
and

the

and the

and

30

the

of-

mirth

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Kings-

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mirth

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poco

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she-

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dis - cordsr-

dis -

when-

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yr---

dis -

dis -

she

dim.

cords,

nfcords,

rit.

dim.

--

all

When

ryp

cords,

whendim.

she

t9
Corne prirna (J = 90)

Then

close thine

Then

close thine

Then close

thine

and

P
Then close thine

eyes_

-No

sleep-

so sweet-

--_

ryP

'..-_-/

..t--2
No

sleep-

so

thine,-

sweet

ryp

No- sleep-

so sweet-

-*-/-

as

-ryp
-

cure;_

thine,--

as

thine,-

20

poco a poco rilassando

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p
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rest-

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:qp

no

rest-

p
't-'--//

iurer-

poco fit.
IrP semlice

sure.

Iry

so

semlice

i+
sure.

sweet-

A
so

sweet-

so_

no

Iry

semllice

e
sure

A
sure.

sleep-