Silent Night

Written by Juergen L. Hemm
Published: November 15, 2013 at 11:12 AM [UTC]

Yesterday, while unpacking my viola for an orchestra rehearsal, I found this piece of sheet music pinned to the wall:

From Terez Mertes
Posted on November 15, 2013 at 4:59 PM

That will make for one silent night! ; )

From 2.31.161.124
Posted on November 15, 2013 at 5:48 PM

Sounds a lot like a piece by one Mr J Cage.

From Julian Musgrave
Posted on November 15, 2013 at 9:30 PM

When I hummed it it sounded very much like that piece by John Cage.....

From Laurie Niles
Posted on November 15, 2013 at 10:48 PM

I wish my neighbors could learn this piece, and play it every night!

From 99.105.96.185
Posted on November 18, 2013 at 12:28 PM

Cute. However, my first thought was, Silent Night is in 3/4 not 6/8 :-)

From Annette Brower
Posted on November 18, 2013 at 6:47 PM

Cute! However, the first thing I noticed was Silent Night is in 3/4 not 6/8 :-)

From 149.254.58.171
Posted on November 19, 2013 at 9:58 PM

Trombone part!

From Juergen L. Hemm
Posted on November 20, 2013 at 11:44 AM

@Annette: as you can see from the autograph, the original "Silent Night", being a so-called "Siciliana", is indeed written in 6/8 rhythm.

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