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Paul John Rudoi

Paul John Rudoi is an award-winning musician, entrepreneur, and advocate for arts access. As a professional tenor vocalist, Paul has performed and recorded a wide range of music in professional ensembles nationwide including Seraphic Fire, The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, True Concord, the Oregon Bach Festival, and most notably as a member of the full-time...

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Stillness and the Night

Name: Stillness and the Night
SKU: GP-R014
Availability: InStock

Paul John Rudoi

A beautiful lullaby for any concert occasion.

Difficulty: 3

Duration: less than 3 min.

GP-R014

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SATB a cappella
Commissioned by Robert Drafall for the State College High School Choral Program, on the occasion of his retirement.

“Stillness and the Night,” Paul John Rudoi’s setting of Shakespeare’s beautiful text from The Merchant of Venice, evokes a sense of serene peace. The vocal lines waltz and sigh throughout, offering a beautiful lullaby for any concert occasion.

Composer’s Notes

This piece was written in many ways as a response to Vaughan Williams’ setting of the same text. Aim for a similar, lullaby-like feel, and don’t be afraid to sing into the climax when it finally arrives!

Text

How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!
Here will we sit and let the sounds of music
Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night
Become the touches of sweet harmony.

– William Shakespeare

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