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Key of Bb · 6/8 · 60 BPM

Hymn library · jianpu

Silent Night

Words: Joseph Mohr (German, 1816; English trans. John Freeman Young, 1863). Tune: Franz Xaver Gruber (1818).

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Jianpu 1 = Bb

Text approximation, open in DomiSol for proper octave dots and beamed underlines.

Lyrics

  1. [Paste verse 1 English lyrics (John Freeman Young trans., 1863) from Hymnary.org]

Translation: John Freeman Young (1863) · Source

Frequently asked

Who wrote "Silent Night"?
Words: Joseph Mohr (German, 1816; English trans. John Freeman Young, 1863). Tune: Franz Xaver Gruber (1818).
When was "Silent Night" written?
Published in 1818; the standard tune is "Stille Nacht".
What key is "Silent Night" in?
Bb major, 6/8 time, around 60 BPM. DomiSol can transpose it to any key in one click.
Is "Silent Night" free to use?
German text Joseph Mohr, d. 1848; tune Franz Xaver Gruber, d. 1863; English translation John Freeman Young, d. 1885. All three past life+70. Melody line only, so no modern harmonisation is reproduced.
Can I get "Silent Night" in tonic solfa?
Yes — the same score is published in tonic solfa too, and DomiSol shows either notation from one file.

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