Evening

S.A.T.B. a cappella

Words by Goethe
Translated by Lord Houghton

Sir Arthur Sullivan

Edited by Stuart McIntosh

Andante quasi adagio

Soprano
Peace breathes

a - long the

shades

Peace breathes

a - long the

shades

Peace breathes

a - long the

shades

Peace breathes

a - long the

shades

ev

'ry

hill,

The tree -

Of

ev

'ry

hill,

The tree -

Of

ev

'ry

hill,

The tree -

ev

'ry

hill,

The tree -

Of

Alto

Tenor

Bass
Of

Piano
(for
rehearsal
only)

dim.

S.
tops

of

All

wood

the

glades

Are

hush'd

and

still;

the

glades

Are

hush'd

and

still;

the

glades

are hush'd and

still;

All

wood - land

the

glades,

and

still;

All

wood - land

land

dim.

A.
tops

of

wood - land

All

dim.

T.
tops

of
dim.

B.
tops

of

Are

hush'd

Pno.

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12

S.
mur - murs cease;

The

birds

mur - murs

cease;

The

birds

mur - murs

cease; The

mur - murs

cease;

rest with - in

the

brake

are gone.

rest with - in

the

brake

are gone.

to

rest with - in

the

brake

are gone.

to

rest with - in

the

brake

are gone.

to

A.
to

T.
birds

B.
The

birds

Pno.

20

S.
Peace

breathes

a - long the

shades

Peace

breathes

a - long the

shades

Peace

breathes

a - long the

shades

Peace

breathes

a - long the

shades

ev

'ry

hill,

of

ev

'ry

hill,

of

ev

'ry

hill,

ev

'ry

hill,

of

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

of

26

dim.

S.
The tree

tops

of

the

glades

are

hush'd

and

still;

All

the

glades

are

hush'd

and

still;

the

glades

are hush'd and

still;

All

the

glades

and

still;

All

dim.

A.
The tree

tops

of

All

dim.

T.
The tree

tops

of
dim.

B.
The tree

tops

of

are

hush'd

Pno.

31

S.
wood

land mur

murs cease;

The

birds

The

birds

rest

with -

rest

with -

to

rest

with -

to

restg

with -

to

A.
wood - land mur - murs

cease;

to

T.
wood - land

mur - murs

cease;

wood - land

mur - murs

cease;

The

birds

B.

Pno.

The

birds

37

S.
in

the

brake

are gone.

pa - tient, wea - ry heart,

Be

Be

cresc.

A.
in

the

brake

are gone.

Be

pa - tient, wea - ry heart,

Be

pa - tient, wea - ry

Be

pa - tient, wea - ry

Be

pa - tient, wea - ry

cresc.

T.
in

the

brake

are gone.

Be

pa - tient, wea - ry heart,

cresc.

B.
in

the

brake

are gone.

Be

pa - tient, wea - ry heart,

Pno.

43

S.
pa - tient, wea - ry heart,

wea - ry

heart, Be pa

tient, wea - ry

tient,

wea - ry

heart, Be pa

tient, wea - ry

wea

heart,

A.
heart,

Be

pa

T.
Be pa - tient,

heart,

ry

wea - ry

B.
heart,

Pno.

Be

pa

tient,

wea - ry heart,

wea

ry

48

S.
heart

a - non

Thou,

too,

shalt

be

at

peace,

heart

a - non

Thou,

too,

shalt

be

at

peace,

heart

a - non

Thou,

too,

shalt

be

at

peace,

heart

a - non

Thou,

too,

shall

be

at

peace,

Thou,

too,

shalt

be

at

peace,

Thou,

too,

shalt

be

at

peace,

Thou,

too,

shalt

be

at

peace,

Thou,

too,

shalt

be

at

peace,

A.
a - non

T.

B.

Pno.

53

S.
Thou,

A.
at

peace,

at

T.
at

B.

Pno.

at

peace,

Thou,

57

S.
too,

Thou,

too,

shalt

be

at

peace,

Thou,

too,

shalt

be

at

peace,

peace,

Thou,

too,

shalt

be

at

peace,

be

at

peace,

peace,

A.
shalt

T.

B.
too,

shalt

Pno.

61

S.
shalt

be

at

peace.

shalt

be

at

peace.

shalt

be

at

peace.

shalt

be

at

be

at

A.
be

at

peace,

T.
Thou,

too,
div.

peace.

B.
be

Pno.

at

peace,

peace.

shalt