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An Austrian Christmas Carol in German and English. With a Literal English Translation of the Original German. See “About ‘Stille Nacht'” below for more about the history of this Austrian Christmas carol. For a more detailed account of how this Christmas song came to be see Stille Nacht/Silent Night: The True Story.
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- Gruber-Autograph I
- Gruber-Autograph II
- Gruber-Autograph III
- Gruber-Autograph IV
- Gruber-Autograph V
- Gruber-Autograph Vi
- Gruber-Autograph VII
- Mohr-Autograph
Original score by Franz Gruber written on December 24, 1818; D-Dur, 6/8 time, for two solo voices and choir, with guitar accompaniment. Location: lost.
Undated score by Franz Gruber, estimated to be from around 1854; D-Dur, 6/8 time; for 2 solo voices and choir, without accompaniment; 5 verses (the 3rd verse of the original is missing). Location: Silent Night Archives, Hallein.
Undated score by Franz Gruber, estimated to be from around 1830; 6/8 time; for 2 solo voices and choir, with organ accompaniment. Location: lost.
Score by Franz Gruber dated Dec. 12, 1836; with title: "II. Geistliche Lieder / auf die heilige / Christnacht, (Nr. 2)" ("Spiritual Songs for the Holy Christmas Eve"); Es-Dur, 6/8 time; for 4 voices, 2 violins, viola, flute, bassoon, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, cello and organ; 6 verses. Location: Silent Night Archives, Hallein.
Undated score by Franz Gruber, estimated to be from around 1845; with title: "Weihnachtslied" ("Christmas Carol"); D-Dur, 6/8 time; for 2 solo voices with mixed choir and accompaniment by a stringed trio, 2 horns and organ; 1 verse of text (verse 1 of original). Location: Silent Night Archives, Hallein.
Score by Franz Gruber, dated Dec. 30, 1854; the score accompanied Gruber's "Authentic Account" response to the inquiry from the Royal Court Chapel of Berlin as to the origin of the song. Location: lost.
Undated score by Franz Gruber, estimated to be from around 1860; with title: "Kirchenlied / auf die / heilige Christnacht" ("Hymn for the Holy Christmas Eve"); D-dur, 6/8 time; for soprano and alto voices with "quiet organ accompaniment;" 6 verses. Location: Salzburg Museum, Salzburg.
Undated score by Joseph Mohr, estimated to have been written between 1820 and 1825; with title: "Weynachts=Lied" ("Christmas Carol"); D-dur, 6/8 time; for 2 voices with guitar accompaniment; 6 verses. Location: Salzburg Museum, Salzburg. Autographed version from Joseph Mohr, Salzburg Museum
"Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. [1] It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. [2]
STILLE NACHT is a pastoral tune in the style of a landler or Austrian siciliano (slow waltz). The tune is intended for gentle singing with light accompaniment (recall its historic performance on guitar).
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For a great number of people, the song “Silent Night, Holy Night” (original German title: “Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!”), composed in 1818, is a focal point of their Christmas Eve celebration, and many even consider it the quintessential Christmas carol.
1 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht! Alles schläft, einsam wacht, nur das traute, hoch heilige Paar. Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar, schlaf in himmlischer Ruh, schlaf in himmlischer Ruh. 2 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht! Hirten erst kundgemacht, durch der Engel Halleluja, tönt es laut von fern und nah: Christ, der Retter, ist da, Christ, der Retter ...
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Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht is the first song in my German Christmas Song playlist. It is sung by the largest chorus of Austria. They gathered on the Stadtplatz (town place) in Steyr in 2018 to sing this beautiful Christmas carol.
