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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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Dec 20, 2018 · Silent Night’s bicentennial is being celebrated in Oberndorf and other villages in the province of Salzburg throughout the holiday season. Exhibits in small museums explore the song’s origins...
Dec 23, 2020 · "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 the s...
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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
The world’s most famous Christmas song, “Silent Night,” comes to us from Austria (Österreich in German). Called “Stille Nacht” in its original German, this beautiful Christmas carol is now sung and enjoyed around the world in over 140 languages.
"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]
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Dec 21, 2018 · John Freeman Young translated Stille Nacht into the English version called Silent Night that’s so well-known today. In the recording below, you can hear the first verse of the German version followed by the 1st three verses of the English version. You can follow along with the lyrics below.
