Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht, H.145 Music Sheet
Explore the Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht, H.145 virtual piano sheet and Roblox piano sheet, compare available arrangements, and play online with QWERTY notes. Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht is the German-language carol known in English as Silent Night. The frozen catalog title carries the designation H.145; the carol itself pairs words by Joseph Mohr with music by Franz Xaver Gruber. The setting was first sung on Christmas Eve in 1818 in the Austrian village of Oberndorf. Its melody is gentle and unhurried, its text plain. The carol is now sung in many languages. The selected catalog item is a community piano arrangement under the title Silent Night. Its keyboard texture belongs to that arrangement rather than to the carol as it was first performed.
About Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht, H.145
Explore the Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht, H.145 virtual piano sheet and Roblox piano sheet, compare available arrangements, and play online with QWERTY notes.
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht is the German-language carol known in English as Silent Night. The frozen catalog title carries the designation H.145; the carol itself pairs words by Joseph Mohr with music by Franz Xaver Gruber.
The setting was first sung on Christmas Eve in 1818 in the Austrian village of Oberndorf. Its melody is gentle and unhurried, its text plain. The carol is now sung in many languages.
The selected catalog item is a community piano arrangement under the title Silent Night. Its keyboard texture belongs to that arrangement rather than to the carol as it was first performed.
Search the library
Common questions
Questions and answers FAQ
Who wrote Silent Night?
The German text Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht was written by Joseph Mohr, and the melody was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber.
When was it first performed?
It was first sung on Christmas Eve in 1818, in Oberndorf, Austria.
What does H.145 mean in the title?
H.145 appears as a designation in the frozen catalog title. It is best treated as an identifier attached to the catalog entry rather than as part of the carol's common title.
Is the catalog score the original version?
No. It is a community piano arrangement under the title Silent Night, not the carol as first performed.