Silent Night Perusal Full Score

Orchestra Score

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

SILENT NIGHT

Pe

Taylor Scott Davis

as recorded by

and The VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Instrumentation 1 Solo Oboe

2 Horns in F 1 Harp

Pe

1 Solo Violin 2 Violins Viola Violoncello Contrabass

Choral Score Additional Score Full Performance Set

50-7712 50-7712A RENTAL

3

Commissioned by VOCES8

Silent Night

SATB and Piano or Orchestra Joseph Mohr

Taylor Scott Davis

Sempre dolce (q = 56)               espr.

Oboe Solo

I Horns in F II

       

 

              

 



  





 









  



    





 

   

  

  

cresc.

 

 

 

  



 





 



 













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

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

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 













  





 



  

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Harp





    

Soprano

    

Alto

    

Tenor

   

Bass

   

I

Violins

II

             

Pe Violoncello

Contrabass















Sempre dolce (q = 56)

Violin Solo

Viola



       





    



 



con sord.

 

Oo,









Oo,

 

Oo,









   

 

Oo,

 espr.

con sord.

con sord.



 





 

  



  



 

  

 

  

  









 

 

        



 

con sord.







oo,













oo,











oo,



oo,

    





  



  

   

con sord.



    

 

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  



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



  

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div.

           3

div.

  

  

 



Text: Joseph Mohr, 1792–1848, and written in 1816; tr. John Freeman Young, 1820–1885, and written in 1863 (PD).

Tune: STILLE NACHT, Franz Xaver Gruber, 1787–1863, and written in 1818 (PD).

Music: Taylor Scott Davis (BMI), newly composed, and copyright © 2024 Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group.

MSM-50-7712R

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cantabile

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  

3

 

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    

4   

9

Ob. Solo

I Hns. II

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S

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

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Soprano

Si

  

Vln. Solo

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lent



  

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night,

ho

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ly

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all

is

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all

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



bright







 

round









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

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calm,

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

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  

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  

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yon

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 

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

I





  

-





       

Harp



Vlns.

II



 

Vla.



 

Vlc.

I

Hns.





  

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

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Harp



S

I

Vlns.

II

Vla.

Vlc.

Cb.

vir

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Vln. Solo



 

  



 



      

MSM-50-7712R

-



  

gin





  

moth

 

-

 

   





  

er and



 







Pe

II

  









child.



























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fant so

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ten

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





  





mild,





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



in

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heav

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

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   

sleep

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







 







der and



 



 





 

 

unis.





 









 



 

Ho











       

























 











  

18

Ob. Solo

















 

Cb.





 

-

  

en - ly





 















  

27

Ob. Solo

I Hns. II

       

S

















   

Harp







 





 

   





peace,



Vln. Solo



   









 



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sleep

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in

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heav

 

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    





 

  





 

  



peace.





 

 

  

 

   

Solo



  

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

 

    



   

       

 

  



  

   





 

  





      





en - ly

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       

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

 

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

I







5

Vlns.

II





   

Vla.

  

Vlc.

 

Cb.

 













     

36

Ob. Solo

I

Hns.

II

    



 





Pe

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  

 

Harp

T B



Vln. Solo

I

Vlns.

II

Vla.

Vlc.

Cb.

  

           

MSM-50-7712R

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

  

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





   

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  

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

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 

  

 

 

Tenor and Bass unis.

   





     Solo   

 









    

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   

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

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



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Si



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    

unis.

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unis.

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unis.



 

div.









       

      

-

lent





  







 



night,

ho

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ly

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

 



 

-

   

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   





 







6 44  

Ob. Solo

I Hns. II

 

     



 espr.

                 

Harp

T B

I Vlns.







night,

shep

-



   



herds

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 









  

the





 

 



 

div.

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at

Tutti



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



quake



  











  





 













  

























 

  

 

ries









  





    

stream

from

 

   

  heav



-





   



  











sight;

glo

  

 

 

















-



en a - far,

 

 

  

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

II

 





   

                     

  

 

Vla.

 

Vlc.

 

Cb.



53  

Ob. Solo

I

Hns.

II

 

 

 



      

 



   

Pe





T B

I

Vlns.

II

Vla.

Vlc.

Cb.

  





   

heav’n

-



ly



hosts







 

  

sing



   





 

Al











-

  

 

 











   

MSM-50-7712R

 



 



div.

 



























molto rit. 















































Christ





the



 



unis.

  





  

Sav - ior is



  









div.















 

unis.









div.

unis.







le - lu - ia!

  

     



























      









    

Harp





born,



 

 

div.











 



Christ









unis.























the



  

Sav - ior is





 

 

  

  



born!

molto rit. 



















 

  

7 a tempo, rubato

64 

                

Harp

S

 

      

    A  Si

Si

T

     Si

B

night,

ho





night,



ho

-

lent

night,

ho

-





-



night,

ho



  

night,

Son





night,



ly

night,

 

ly





Son



night,

of







unis.







Son

 









ly

ly

-



  

Solo

 

 

of









God,



love’s

pure

light;

God,







 

  

love’s



of

God,











pure

love’s



light;



love’s

light;



pure









pure



God,









3

 

of

Son







light;

 





 



Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y



-





lent

   



lent











lent

-

Si

Vln. Solo



-







 

-

     





rit.

S

a tempo

72  unis.          

ra

unis.

A

    

ra

T

-



-

ra

B

ra

Vln. Solo

Ob. Solo









 

B

    

    



    

-

Je

 

I

Vlns.

II

Vla.

Vlc.

Cb.

   

 

MSM-50-7712R

beams









 

birth,

sus,

Lord

at

thy

birth,

  



 



thy



   





3





   

 

  

ho - ly

face





 









    

the

dawn



Je





sus,

 

at

Lord,

 

Je

Je

at

dawn





thy



-

   



of

 

of

 

sus,

Lord,

sus,

Lord,



re

-



-

deem

-

deem

-

 

re



-



at

thy

birth.

  







  

grace,

ing



grace,

ing

grace,

ing

grace,



ing















    



 



 





 

  



 



birth.



 

thy





deem

at



-

-



 

deem

a tempo



 



re





 



of



-



-





re

birth.

birth.



of





thy







 



  

poco rit. 















the





Lord,





with

sus,



with









dawn

unis.

-

-

the



Je





with

poco rit.



unis.





















  







unis.



thy



thy

at



from

at

-





Lord

Lord,



face

sus,

Je



  



ho - ly

  











thy







  

dawn

from





-



 

diance







the

face

birth,











with

ho - ly

thy

Je

 



beams



  



face

thy

at

sus,

   



diance



ho - ly







from

Lord

-





beams

  







Vln. Solo



diance

thy



birth,

sus,

  unis.       



  



from



Pe T

beams



Je

A



  









   

S



-

80 

Hns. I

diance

-

   







a tempo 



 



  



  



     















     

8

89 

   

Ob. Solo

I Hns. II

                 

Vln. Solo

I Vlns.

II



 

 

     

Vla.















div.

  











































div.

 



   





 



 

  

div.

 

  

div.

 

 

    

    







 



   





  







  









 







 

        

 

unis.

 

  







  





  





 

 

 



   

  

  





Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

 











Vlc.

 

Cb.







  







 





 

 



96 

    















 

Harp

S

A



     











B



    

Vln. Solo

I

Vlns.

II

Vla.

 



     

      

unis.     

Vlc.

 

Cb.

 

     

MSM-50-7712R

 

 





 





Pe

T











 



    







 



 

        

          

 

  



Si

Si



  

-

-

lent



  

lent





  









ho





 

night,

ho

Si

-

Si

-





    

night,



unis.



   

 

   



 



  

  

-

ly

  

-

ly



night,

night,

-

lent

night,

ho

-









 







  

 

 

 

 

     (let pizz. ring)

div., 1/2 arco | 1/2 pizz.











won

 

 









ho







night,





   

lent

  



 







   

-

drous

won

night,



drous

ly



-

won

-

drous

ly

night,

won

-

drous





     





 



























 



 

   

 cant.



9

   

104  

Harp

S

A

T

B

Vln. Solo I



 

     



star,

   

  

star,



 



lend

light;



lend

lend

star,

lend







   





thy

light;











light;









with



thy







 

   



light;

thy













star,

thy



 







    









     

























the

an



-



the

the

an

-

with





-

with



an

the

an

-

with







  

 















gels



 







 



div.

let





  



us







gels



let

us

sing,

gels

let

us

sing,







unis.

 

sing,

 











   











  

us



sing,

let

  





gels







      





 

  







  

Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

Vlns.



II

 

Vla.

    

Vlc.

    

Cb.





111 

 

Harp

S

 

 

   

Al

   

-

Al

   

-

Al

-

Al

-

 

T

B

   

Vln. Solo

I

Vlns.

II

Vla.

  



 

   

div.

   

    

Cb.

 

 

MSM-50-7712R

 





    

-







  



  

ia

to





-

ia

to

le - lu

-

ia

le - lu

-

ia

















 

  





 



     

 



 



 



  





 





our

King;





our

King;

to

our

King;





 

   

  



  

 



   

to



 

div.



King;

 



  



our



  





 

le - lu

div.

Vlc.



le - lu





unis.



Pe

A





 







div.



  

   





 

 



  



Christ

 

 



  











the

Sav





   



  

 

-



rit. 





Christ

the

Sav

-

ior

is

Christ

the

Sav

-



born!

is

born!









rit. 



div.

 





  









  



 



  

   

 





div.





 





 

  

unis.



unis., arco







born!





born,

is



 









      



is



ior



  

   

-







  

ior



 





    





unis.

Sav

 

 









 

the





 



 



Christ

unis.



 



 

  

 

 





     

   

 

 

10   

119

Ob. Solo

I Hns. II

no rush

     











S

A





Christ

  









 

the



 

Sav





 





  

ior is



   

    

born.













-

  

 

 

  







 





  





    

  















   

 



  







 





     



 

    













Fo ru s rR a l ev Sc ie or w e O nl y

T



  

   



          

Harp



rit.

B



Vln. Solo

I

Vlns.

II

Vla.



 





no rush 



           

      div.

Vlc.

 







MSM-50-7712R





 



Pe

Cb.



 

 









 



  





  





  



  



rit.   





 







 

 

  

 



 



  







 

 

  

    



  

div.

  

     