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

ALTO

The

pp

eve

ning

- hangs

be

neath

- the

moon,

A

5

A.

sil

ver

- thread

on

dark

ened

- dune.

With

clos

ing

- eyes

and

9

A.

rest

ing

- head

I

know

that

sleep

is

com

ing

- soon.

Poco più mosso14

A.

Up

mf

on

- my

pil

low,

- safe

in

bed,

A

mp

19

A.

thou

sand

- pic

tures

- fill

my

head,

I

mf

can

not

- sleep,

my

23

A.

mind's

a

flight;

- And

yet

my

limbs

seem

made

of

lead.

p

27

A.

If

pp

there

transparente

are

mp

nois

es

-

in

the

mp

night,

31

A.

A

fright

ening

-

mp

shad

ow,

-

flick

ering

-

mp

light;

35

A.

Then

pp

I

sur

ren

- der

- un

to

- sleep,

Where

mp

39

A.

clouds

of

dream

give

sec

ond

- sight.

43

A.

What

p espressivo

dreams

may

come

both

dark

and

deep,

of

47

A.

fly

ing

- wings

and

soar

ing

- leap

As

f

51

A.

I

sur

ren

- der

- un

to

- sleep

As

I

sur

ren

- der

-

55

A.

un

to

- sleep,

As

I

sur

ren

- der

- un

- -

59

A.

ff

- - - -

to

sleep,

63

A.

sleep,

p

sleep,

sleep,

sleep,

67

A.

sleep,

mf

sleep,

p

sleep,

dim. poco a poco

71

A.

sleep,

sleep,

sleep,

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

sleep,

ppp

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