David Fisher - Stille Nacht / Silent Night

Stille Nacht / Silent Night

Instrumentation

Flute or soprano descant [ad lib], guitar [ad lib], SATB

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David Fisher - Stille Nacht / Silent Night

Other Information

This arrangement was written for Kingfisher Chorale and first performed by them in 1995 at the annual Leicester Guildhall concerts. It is designed to be performed a capella by mixed choir with or without the flute/soprano descant and with or without the guitar accompaniment. The recording features Kingfisher Chorale from their "Follow That Star..." CD of 2010 conducted by David Fisher with Tessa Greenhalgh (soprano). As shown below, the recording has the first two verses in the original German and the third verse in English:

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,

Alles schläft; einsam wacht

Nur das traute hochheilige Paar.

Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar,

Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!

Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!

 

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,

Gottes Sohn, o wie lacht

Lieb’ aus deinem göttlichen Mund,

Da uns schlägt die rettende Stund’.

Christ, in deiner Geburt!

Christ, in deiner Geburt!

 

Silent night, holy night

All is calm all is bright

‘Round yon virgin Mother and Child

Holy infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

Sleep in heavenly peace

 

Words: Joseph Mohr, 1816

Music: Franz Xaver Gruber, 1818

 

David Fisher - Stille Nacht / Silent Night

David Fisher - Stille Nacht / Silent Night