Composition: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, H.145 (Gruber, Franz Xaver)
| Title | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht |
| Alternative title | Silent Night |
| Creators | Franz Xaver Gruber (composer) and Joseph Mohr (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | 2 voices, mixed chorus and guitar |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1818 |
| First published | 1832 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Carols |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 voices, mixed chorus and orchestra | Tamás Gyarmati Tóth |
| view | Complete | tenor, mixed chorus and wind band | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus and orchestra | Robert A. Hudson |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus and orchestra | Michael Stenov |
| view | Complete | soprano and orchestra | Melvin Lauf |
| view | Complete | orchestra | Apor Tóth Györbiró |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus and strings | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Complete | string orchestra | Welligton Sousa |
| view | Complete | 2 voices, mixed chorus and orchestra | — |
| view | Complete | soprano, alto, mixed chorus and guitar | — |
| view | Complete | soprano and piano | Klaus Heidtmann |
| view | Complete | 2 voices, mixed chorus and piano | Fábio Pio Marques Filho |
| view | Complete | 2 voices and mixed chorus | — |
| view | Complete | female chorus and organ | Gerhard Noetzel |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | Nicholas Steinitz |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | — |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | Ludwig Erk |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | Jürgen Knuth |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | Eusebius Mandyczewski |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | Carl Reinecke |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | Richard W. Sargeant Jr. |
| view | Complete | male chorus | Franz Theodor Cursch-Bühren |
| view | Complete | male chorus | Gian Paolo Dal Dosso |
| view | Complete | 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | 6 flutes | Hideo Kamioka |
| view | Complete | — | Guido Alici |
| view | Complete | 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Rodrigo Ruelas Villela |
| view | Complete | 2 clarinets, bassoon and piano | Adrián Fuentes Flores |
| view | Complete | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Complete | 3 guitars | Marieh Marieh |
| view | Complete | 2 violins and piano | Uwe Prochnow |
| view | Complete | flute and violin | Antonio Maria Bologna |
| view | Complete | bassoon and piano | Jan Bolek |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Stefan Apke |
| view | Complete | ukulele | Alonso del Arte |
| view | Complete | violin viola |
Elaine Fine |
| view | Complete | organ | Henry Geehl |
| view | Complete | piano organ |
Phil. B. Perry |
| view | Complete | piano | Richard P. Geere |
| view | Complete | piano | James Ramsey Murray |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for tenor, mixed chorus and wind band |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Choral Score/Organ · view Oboes 1/2 · view Trumpet 1/2 (C) · view Trumpet 1/2 (B) · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Timpani · view Violins I, II · view Violins III · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for soprano and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Full Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for string orchestra |
Welligton Sousa | 2014 | Complete Score · view Violin I · view Violin II · view Viola · view Cello · view Bass · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 voices, mixed chorus and orchestra | Serviço de Edição e Difusão de Partituras do NAP-CIPEM - Ribeirão Preto: FFCLRP-USP | 2018 | Complete Score · view Horn 1 (D) · view Horn 2 (D) · view Chorus Score · view Organ · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Cello, Bass · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 voices, mixed chorus and orchestra | Manuscript | 1800 | Complete Score, titled "Weihnachtlied" · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for soprano, alto, mixed chorus and guitar | Manuscript | 1800 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for soprano, alto, mixed chorus and guitar | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for soprano and piano |
Klaus Heidtmann | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 voices, mixed chorus and piano |
— | — | Complete Score (Noite feliz) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 voices and mixed chorus | Manuscript | 1800 | Complete Score (untitled) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for female chorus and organ |
Gerhard Noetzel | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
Nicholas Steinitz | 2009 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus | Durango: Rodrigo Ruelas Villela | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus | — | — | Notte Santa (SATB) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
Essen: G. D. Baedeker | — | Complete Score (5-part chorus) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
Jürgen Knuth | — | Complete score (SATTB) · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
— | — | Complete Score (SAATB) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
Edition Peters | 1915 | Complete Score (SATB) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
— | — | Stille Nacht (German) · view Silent Night (English) · view Stille nacht (Flemish) · view Sancta nox (Latin) · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
Washington | — | Complete Score (SSAATTBB) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for male chorus |
Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for male chorus |
— | — | Complete score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 6 flutes |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Durango: Rodrigo Ruelas Villela | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets, bassoon and piano |
Adrián Fuentes Flores | 2017 | Complete Work · view Complete Score · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins and piano |
Uwe Prochnow | 2020 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and violin |
— | — | complete score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for bassoon and piano |
Jan Bolek | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Stefan Apke | 1996 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for ukulele |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin viola |
Elaine Fine | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Edwin Ashdown Ltd. | 1958 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano organ |
A.W. Perry's Sons | 1916 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Richard P. Geere | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Church | 1885 | Complete Score · view Cover Page · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Cantores Carmeli Linz (performer) and Michael Stenov (organ) | For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Stenov) | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Strings (Sousa) | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Ukulele (Arte) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For 2 Voices, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Gyarmati Tóth) | Virtual Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Tenor, Mixed Chorus and Wind Band (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Soprano and Orchestra (Lauf) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Orchestra (Tóth Györbiró) | Virtual Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Mixed Chorus (Knuth) | Virtual Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Mixed Chorus (Reinecke) | MIDI performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For 2 Horns, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Automatic (performer) | For Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet and Organ (Alici) | Synthesized recording · file Synthesized recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | For 2 Clarinets, Bassoon and Piano (Fuentes Flores) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance · file |
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