Silent Night $1.80 Gruber - arr Meader / SATB a cappella Silent Night Music by Franz Xaver Gruber Arranged by Darmon Meader German Lyrics by oseph Mohr English translation by ohn Freeman Young SATB Voices a cappella RANGES: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass 8 FREE MP3 rehearsal and accoaniments www.carlfischer.com
2 Performance Notes This arrangement is a conteorary interpretation of the timeless, German Christmas carol, which the ensemble New York Voices has been performing for many years. One of our most concise and sile arrangements, it contains some nice harmonic colors. I would approach this piece in a traditional choral style, but would use light vibrato only. In addition to addressing the vertical chords, it is iortant to bring out the lyrical, somewhat string-like lines in the inner voices. There are a lot of passing notes in the alto, tenor and bass parts that are as iortant as the melody, so attention to these inner lines will give more life and energy to the performance. To contrast the German verse, consider featuring a female soloist on the first eight measures of the second verse (in English), while the other voices either hum or sing on an. Programming Note New York Voices often uses this piece as an encore during the holiday season. We sometimes include a sing-along verse for the whole audience to join us on the second verse, or we add a third verse, with everyone singing in unison for sixteen measures, and then have the choir join in on Sleep in heavenly peace at m. 17 in full harmony. I hope you enjoy this arrangement. Darmon Meader
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