Commissioned by the I Fagiolini Charitable Trust for the BBC Singers. First performed December 15th, 2010.

Dedicated in gratitude to Robert Hollingworth

SILENT NIGHT
motet in eight parts

SOPRANO

Adagio ma con moto

h = c.32 q = 64

ppp
5
hum*

ALTO

TENOR

BASS

ppp
hum*

A.

B.

sim.

sim.

night

p espr.

Adrian Williams 2010

ly

night

sim.

sim.

ppp
hum*

*Generally in humming sections where there is no phrasing, breathe individually to make a seemless line

lent

Ho

hum*
ppp

T.

sim.

Si

S.

ppp
hum*

Adrian Williams 2010

p espr. (lean slightly towards each note)

All

is

All

pp

calm

calm

All

is

All

is

calm

is

pp

pp

calm

S.

A.

All
p

is

All

is

mf

is

bright

16

mp

Ho

is

mp

T.

B.

Round
yon vir
mp
5

Round yon vir

Round
mp

Ho - ly
5

in - fant

mp

Round yon vir

5

Round
mp

Round

so ten - der

and mild

er

gin moth

er

and child

gin moth
5

er

and child

dim.

dim.

ly peace

ly peace

heav'n - ly peace
5

dim.

in heav'n

in heav'n

ly peace

in heav'n

dim.

in heav'n

dim.

dim.

Sleep
pp molto espr.

heav'n - ly peace

Sleep
pp molto espr.

Sleep
pp molto espr.

Sleep

in heav'n

in heav'n - ly peace
pp molto espr.

and child

in heav'n

and

5
5

dim.

and child

gin moth

er

er
5

in heav'n - ly peace

5
5

moth

Sleep

dim.

mp

yon vir

gin moth

gin

and child

yon vir

mo - ther

Sleep

mp

Sleep

ppp

gin

hum

Sleep
pp molto espr.

and mild

so ten - der

pp molto espr.

in - fant

yon vir

ly

5
5

child, Ho - ly in - fant
ppp
hum
5

bright

mp

mp

mf

All

A.

S.

All

hum.
ppp

ppp
hum.

bright

B.

bright
mf

T.

mf

11

ly peace

ly peace

ly peace

21

Sleep
pp

Sleep in heav'n - ly peace

pp

heav'n - ly peace

T.

Sleep

S.

T.

B.

lent

p espr.

ly peace

ly peace

hum

ppp

ppp
hum

night

ly

ly peace

Ho

hum

peace

night

heav'n - ly

Si

dim.

in heav'n

hum ppp

ppp

ly peace

dim.

dim.

in heav'n

dim.

A.

peace

heav'n - ly peace

hum
ppp

Sleep
ppp

ly peace

in heav'n

Sleep

27

dim.

heav'n - ly

Sleep
ppp

in heav'n

ppp

B.

heav'n - ly peace
ppp

dim.

ly peace

dim.

in heav'n

A.

in heav'n

dim.

Sleep
ppp

S.

ppp

mp espr.

pp

32

Shep herds
pp

S.

pp

pp hum

heav'n

stream

at the sight

quake

from heav'n

a - far

stream

from hea - ven a - far

heav;n

from heav'n

a - far

heav;n

heav'n

Heav'n
f

sight,

ly hosts

ly hosts

ly hosts

ly hosts

le - lu

ries stream

non troppo f

from heav'n

le - lu

al

far

le - lu

from

from

Glo

al - le - lu - ia

sing

al - le - lu - ia

sing

al - le - lu - ia

sing

al - le - lu - ia

al

le -

al

le -

al

le -

al

le -

ia

ia

ia

5 5

from

sing

a - far

al

cresc. sempre

al

stream

stream

at the

Glo - ries

Glo
ries stream
mp cresc. sempre

Heav'n
f

a - far

stream
mf cresc. sempre

mp

Glo - ries

Heav'n
f

a - far

Glo - ries

Glo - ries
mp cresc. sempre

Heav'n

at the sight

Glo - ries
mf cresc. sempre

mp cresc.5sempre

quake

T.

a - far,

B.

Shep - herds

A.

35

S.

Shep - herds

stream
from
mf cresc. sempre

Shep - herds quake

B.

at the sight

Glo - ries

quake
pp

pp

at the sight,

T.

quake

Shep - herds

A.

at the sight,

Shep herds

pp

quake

mf cresc. sempre

38

al -

S.

le - lu

al -

le - lu

al -

A.

le - lu

al -

le - lu

lu - ia

5
mf 3

ia

al -

al -

ia

ia

B.

lu

ia

lu

al -

le - lu

ia

ia

ia

ia

mf

mf

ia

Christ

the Sa - vior

Christ

Christ

the Sa - vior is
5

Christ

is

lu - ia;

A.

T.

lu - ia;
mp

born.
mp

born.

hum

mp

hum

pp hum 5

mp

5
5

Si
p espr.

5




5

Si

pp

pp

ppp

hum

lent

3

-

the Sa - vior

Christ

p espr.

is

born.

mp

Christ the Sa - vior

p
5
5

born.
mp

S.

born.

born.

mp

al - le -

is

al - le -

the Sa - vior is

al - le - lu - ia

is

the Sa - vior

the Sa - vior is born.

Christ

the Sa - vior is born.

Christ
p
5

al - le - lu - ia

ia

44 mp

B.

le - lu

al -

mf

le - lu

mf 3

lu

T.

le - lu

mf

ia

lent

49

S.

T.

B.

p espr.

Ho
5
p espr.

Ho

A.

T.

B.

love's pure

light

love's pure

light
p

light

of

God,

pp

Son

pp

Son

of

God,

pp

hum

ppp

pp

Ra

mp

5
mp

pp

of
God,
pp
5
hum

- diant beams
mp

mp

mp

Ra

from thy
5

Ra - diant beams

Ra

mf

love's pure

God,

of

ppp

Son

Son

mf

night

night

ly

ly
3

pp

light
mf

love's pure
p

mf

55

S.

hum

hum

night

night

hum
ppp

A.

hum

from

diant

ho - ly face,
5

thy

ho - ly

beams from

diant beams

from

thy ho - ly

thy ho - ly

60

S.

mf

With
mf

the dawn

of

re - deem

of

re - deem

the

dawn

mf

mf

face

B.

- ia

mf

ia

dim.

Al-le -5lu
5
ia
ia

Al - le - lu

dim.

B.

Al - le - lu - ia

Al - le - lu

Al - le - lu

ia

Je

ia

mp

dim.

Al - le - lu - ia

ia

mp

sus, Lord,

Je
p

sus

Lord,
p

Je
p

ia

Je

Al - le - lu - ia

Adagio molto e sostenuto

Al - le - lu - ia

mf

dim.

5
dim.

mf

grace,

grace,

Je

Al - le - lu

ia

grace,

Al - le - lu - ia

grace,

mf

T.

Al - le - lu - ia

dim. 5

dim.

Al - le - lu - ia

A.

ing

Al - le - lu
dim.

Al - le - lu - ia

ing

Al - le - lu

Al - le - lu

ia

dim.

ing

mf

ing

Calando

64

Al - le - lu

dim.

ia

of re - deem

of re - deem

face, with the dawn

ing grace,

dawn

of re - deem

S.

With the

mf

Al - le - lu

ia

Al - le - lu - ia

of re - deem

dawn

face,
With the

ing grace,

With the dawn

mf

With

dim.

T.

dim.

Al - le - lu

Al - le - lu

mf

A.

Je

at thy birth
3

at thy birth

at thy birth

at thy birth

at thy birth
3

sus, Lord,

Je

sus, Lord,

Je

at thy birth

sus, Lord,

at thy birth
3

sus, Lord,

sus, Lord,

sus, Lord,

at thy birth

at thy birth
3

at thy birth

70

pp

Je - sus, Lord,

at thy birth.

at thy
3

Je - sus, Lord,

T.

pp

at thy birth.

A.

pp lontano

T.

at thy birth.

lent

niente

repeat individually, slowly, ad lib.

niente

repeat individually, slowly, ad lib.

niente
repeat individually, slowly, ad lib.
5

niente
repeat individually, slowly, ad lib.

Ho

at thy birth.

pp

night

at thy birth.

B.

Lord,

77

S.

birth.

pp

at thy

Lord,

Lord,

ppp
5
hum

Si
5

Lord,

B.

birth.
3

pp

ppp

lontano

hum

hum
ppp

hum

pp

A.

Lord,

at thy birth.

pp

Lord,

S.

Tempo primo

ly

night

niente

duration about 5'

28th October 2010, Kington, Herefordshire, UK