For Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir

ERIC WHITACRECHARLES ANTHONY SILVESTRI

Sleep

Lento; lontano e molto legato

For SATB Chorus a cappella

commissioned in loving memory of Mr. M.W. Lacy and Mrs. Caroline Morris Lacy,by their daughter, Julia Lacy Armstrong

BASS

The

pp

eve

ning

- hangs

be

neath

- the

moon,

A

5

B.

sil

ver

- thread

on

dark

ened

- dune.

With

clos

ing

- eyes

and

9

B.

rest

ing

- head

I

know

that

sleep

is

com

ing

- soon.

Poco più mosso14

B.

Up

mf

on

- my

pil

low,

- safe

in

bed,

A

mp

19

B.

thou

sand

- pic

tures

- fill

my

head,

I

mf

can

not

- sleep,

my

23

B.

mind's

a

flight;

- And

yet

my

limbs

seem

made

of

lead.

p

27

B.

If

pp

there

transparente

are

nois

es

- in

31

B.

the

night,

in

the

night,

35

B.

Then

mp

I

sur

ren

- der

- un

to

- sleep,

39

B.

clouds

of

dream

give

sec

ond

- sight.

43

B.

What

dreams

p

may

come

47

B.

dark

and

deep,

51

B.

dark

f

and

deep,

dark

and

55

B.

deep,

dark

un

- - - -

59

B.

ff

- - - to

sleep,

63

B.

sleep,

p

sleep,

sleep,

sleep,

67

B.

mf

sleep,

p

sleep,

dim. poco a poco

71

B.

sleep,

sleep,

sleep,

gradually reduce dynamic to a whisper;repeat and dim. al niente

sleep,

ppp

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