Silent Night: SATB: Vocal Score

John Rutter's Silent Night for unaccompanied SATB Choir.This tender and expressive arrangement is presented here in both English and German. In a fascinating note John Rutter outlines the history of the celebrated carol and this edition also includes performance hints from the composer.

From recording artist Amy Grant this song expresses a simple heartwarming wish that we might slow down and experience the truth of the Nativity within our own hearts. “I need a silent night a holy night to hear an angelvoice through the chaos and the noise.” Available separately: SATB SAB SSA ChoirTrax CD. Duration: ca. 4:00.

This arrangement of Silent Night is the 2009 Setting by Stephen Cleobury for SATB Choir with Organ Ad Lib. A setting of the enduring Christmas carol with lyrics by Joseph Mohr and melody by Franz Gruber a full performance lasts around 3 minutes.

James Whitbourn's arrangement of the classic carol Silent Night is for Children's Voices optional SATB Choir and Piano. A performance of the entire work lasts around 4 minutes.A review in the September 2016 issue of Organist's Review called this piece 'approachable and hugely effective. There is a piano accompaniment quite independent in places which adds to the joy.'

Franz Gruber's Silent Night arranged for SATB Choir by John Rutter. Offprint from The Little Carol Book.

Paul Mealor's I Pray for Treble Voices SATB Chorus and Piano. This is the Vocal Score for this sublime choral work written by the renowned Welsh composer whose works have reached No.1 in the UK Singles Chart as well as having been sung at the 2011 Royal Wedding. Featuring words and music composed by Paul Mealor this festive-themed carol is a beautiful work for choirs looking for a fresh addition to their Christmas repertoire. Including interpolations from favourite carols like 'Silent Night' and 'O Come All Ye Faithful' this truly has the makings of a modern classic.  Composed byMealor I Pray has a strong musical pedigree with the composer having written for the 2011 Royal Wedding and the Military Wives Choir whose rendition of 'Wherever You Are' shot to number one in the UK. This means he's no stranger to emotive works that capture the spirit of a nation combining poetic words with soaring melodies his songs are known to be some of the finest contemporary choral works around.

This moving arrangement of Silent Night by Dr Barry Rose was written when he was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford Cathedral. The choir released it on their best-selling record Christmas Carols from Guildford Cathedral 1966 and the arrangement has been frequently performed since then. The inner Voices create movement in the held notes of the melody and a short treble solo adds a particularly lovely detail.