for Paul,'in memory of Linda

A Good-Night
Francis Quarles Richard Rodney Bennett
(r592-r644) (leee)
Con rnoto 1J = 90)
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SOPRANO

Close- now thine eyes and rest se - cure;-

poco
p

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Close- now thine eyes and rest se - cure;-
poco
p
TENOR
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Close now thine eyes- and rest- se - cure;_
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Doco
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BASS
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Close now thine eyes- and rest ttry

Piano ffor
rehearsal only)

thv bo-dy
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soul- thv bo-dy
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thy soul- bo-dy

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is e - nough, thy bo dy
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He that loves thee, he that keeps And

-\-/
sure;- He- that loves theer- he that keeps- And-

sure;- He that loves thee, he that keeps And

qP
-\

sarer-- tlzat Joues- tbee, rhat keeps

pochiss. rit.
p

guards ne - ver slum-bers, ne -

- ver sleeps.-
thee,

dim. p

\-/- -
guards ne - ver slum - bersr- ne - ver sleeps.-
,t dirn. p

ne -
- ver sleeps.-
guards thee, ne - ver slum-bers,
,lt
dim. r----;- p

guards- thee,- ver slum - bersr- ne - ver sleeps.-

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A ternpo pochiss. pitr (i = 100)

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The smil - ing sclence in a sleep-ing breast- Has

ryp

The smil - ing con - science

-
Has

The smil - ing a sleep - ing -

The smil lng sclence ln breast Has on

on - ly peace, -
-ly rest; The mu - sic

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on-ly peacer_ -
-ly The mu - sic

--

on - ly peace, rest; The mu - sic

- nlp

peacer_ on-ly mu slc

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and the mirth- Kings- all but ve -ry

,rf

and the mirth of- Kings- but ve -ry

,lf

and the mir*r- Kings- Are all

,rlf

and the mirth Kings-

30 Jf- ,t poco
dim.
rit.
--

dis - cords,- dis - cords,- she-

Jr-- ,rf
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dis - cordsr- when- she

f nil-
dim.

dis - cords, dis - cords, When when- she

yr--- nf- ryp dim.

cords, dis - cords,

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Corne prirna (J = 90)

Then close thine

P

Then close thine

Then close thine and

Then close thine eyes_

--
No sleep- so sweet-
ryP --_

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No sleep- so sweet thine,-
ryp

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No- sleep- so sweet- as thine,-
-

-ryp --
- cure;_ as thine,-
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poco a poco rilassando

rest-
p

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no_ rest-
P :qp

rest- no sleep-

p
't-'--//

iurer-

poco fit.
IrP semølice

sure.

Iry semølice

so sweet-
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sure.

A
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so sweet- no so_ sure

- Iry semllice
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sure.