Sleep - Eric Whitacre

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

SLEEP for SATB Chorus a cappella CHAELES ANTHONY SILVESTRI

ERIC WHITACRE

Lento; lontano e molto legato

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The

eve - ning hangs be

neath the

moon,

A

The

eve - ning hangs be

neath the

moon,

A

The

eve - ning hangs be

-

neath the

moon,

A

eve - ning hangs be

-

neath the

moon,

A

ALTO

TENOR

PP

^—

BASS

The

sil - ver thread

on

dark - ened

diuie.

With

clos - ing

eyes

and

sil - ver thread

on

dark - ened

dune.

With

clos - ing

eyes

and

sil - ver thread

on

dark - ened

dune.

With

clos - ing

eyes

and

sil - ver thread

on

dark - ened

dime.

With

dos - ing

eyes

and

-a-

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head I

know that sleep is

m

com - ing

soon.

rest - ing

head I

know that sleep is

œ m - ing

soon.

rest - ing

head I

know that sleep is

com - ing

soon.

head I

know that sleep is

com - ing

soon.

i rest - ing

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Poco più mosso

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-

on

my

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safe

in

bed,.

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5

thou - sand pic - tures

fiU

my

head,

I

can - not sleep, my

thou - sand pic - tures

fill

my

head,

I

can - not sleep, my

thou - sand pic - tures

fill

my

head,

I

can - not sleep, my

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my

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yet

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my limbs seem

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made of

lead.

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yet

my limbs seem

made of

lead.

yet

my limbs seem

made of

lead.

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mind's a - flight; And

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mind's a - flight; And

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made of

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mp

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in

the

night,

nois - es

in

the

night,

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in

the

night,

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there are transparente

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there are transparente

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there

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fright - ening shad - ow,

flick - ering Ught;

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A

fright - ening shad - ow,

flick - ering light;

mp

mp

fright - ening shad - ow.

the

night,

flick

in

ering light;

the

night,.

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vm - to

sleep, Where

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sur - ren - der

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sleep.

clouds of

dream

give

sec - ond

sight.

clouds of

dream

give

sec - ond

sight.

clouds

of

Ê

dream

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clouds of

^^ r give

sec - (md

sight.

sec - ond

sight.

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give

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//

p espressivo

What

m

//

dreams may corne, both

dark

and

deep,

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dark

and

deep.

Of

dark

and

deep.

p espressivo

What

dreams may corne, both

p espressivo

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m

dreams may come, both p

=

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fly - ing

wings

dreams

and

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may

come,.

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leap

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sur - ren - der

un - to

I

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un - to

sleep,.

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I

sur - ren - der

As

I

sur - ren - der

' ' ' - Il '' sleep,.

i dark

and

deep,.

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dark

and

deep,.

un - to

sleep,.

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I

sur - ren - der

un

un - to

sleep,.

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I

sur - ren - der

un

dark.

and

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« dark.

and

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deep,.

dark.

un

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dark

un

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dim. poco a poco

sleep,. dim. poco a poco

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sleep,.

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sleep,. Lot Angeles, August 2000