Stars are in the Quiet Skies Old English Melody Arranged & partly composed Ed. F. Rimbault (1816-1876) Andantino cresc. π S b 6 œ œ & b 8 œ œ J œ œ œ. œ œ J œ œ œ. Starsœ areœ in the qui - etJ skies, Gold œ- enœ slum - bers kiss yourJ eyes, cresc. A b 6 π j j j j & b 8 œ œ œ œ. œ nœ œ œ. Starsœ œ areœ inœ the qui - et skies, Goldœ œ- enœ slumœ - bers kiss your eyes, cresc. π T b 6 j j j j V b 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. Stars are in the qui - et skies, Gold - en slum - bersJ kiss yourJ eyes, cresc. π B j j j j œ œ œ . ? bb 86 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ J J œ Stars are in the qui - et skies, Gold - en slum - bers kiss your eyes,

5 rall. a tempo S b F œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ j j & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Sleep, lit - tle dar - lings, do not cry, And JI will sing a lul - la - by, rall. a tempo F A b j j j & b œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ j j ‰ Sleep, lit - tle dar - lings, do notœ cry,œ œ And I will singœ œa lulœ - laœ - by,œ rall. a tempo T b F œ j V b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Sleep, lit - tle dar - lings, do notJ cry, And I willJ sing Ja lul - laJ - by, rall. a tempo F B ? œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ bb œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ J œ ‰ Sleep, lit - tle dar - lings, do notJ cry, And I willJ sing Ja lul - la - by,

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9 cresc. π S b j j j j & b œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber, slum - ber, lul - la - by; cresc. π A b & b j ‰ j ‰ j j ‰ Lulœ - laœ - by,œ lulœ - laœ - by,œ Slumœ - ber,œ slumœ œ- ber,œ lulœ - #laœ - by;œ cresc. π T b œ j V b œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber,J slum - ber, lul - nlaœ - by; cresc. π B ? œ œ œ œ œ œ j bb œ. œ œ œ. œ œ J J œ œ œ ‰ Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber, slum - ber, lul - la - by;

13 cresc. e rsll. slower π U S b j j j œ π & b œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ‰ œ. œ œ ˙. Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber, lul - la - by, lul - laJ - by. cresc. e rsll. slower π U π A b j j j & b ‰ j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ‰ . Lulœ - laœ - by,œ lulœ - laœ - by,œ Slum - ber, lul - la - by, lulœ œ- laœ - by.˙. cresc. e rsll. slower π U π T b œ œ œ œ. œ V b œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ. bœ. ˙. Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber,J lul - la - by, lul - la - by. cresc. e rsll. slower π π B ? œ œ œ œ Uœ œ œ. œ j bb œ. œ œ œ. œ œ J J ‰ œ. œ œ ˙. Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber, lul - la - by, lul - la - by.

Tempo 1 19 cresc. π S b œ œ & b œ œ J œ œ œ. œ œ J œ œ œ. Life œ isœ wear - y, sweet - lyJ sleep, By œ yourœ side my watch JI keep, cresc. A b π j j j j & b œ œ œ œ. œ nœ œ œ. Lifeœ œ isœ wearœ - y, sweet - ly sleep, Byœ œ yourœ sideœ my watch I keep, cresc. π T b j j j j V b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. Life is wear - y, sweet - ly sleep, By your side myJ watch JI keep, cresc. π B j j j j œ œ œ . ? bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ J J œ Life is wear - y, sweet - ly sleep, By your side my watch I keep, Stars are in the Quiet Skies 3

23 rall. a tempo S b F œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ j j & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Sleep, lit - tle dar - lings, do not cry, And JI will sing a lul - la - by, rall. a tempo F A b j j j & b œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ j j ‰ Sleep, lit - tle dar - lings, do notœ cry,œ œ And I will singœ œa lulœ - laœ - by,œ rall. a tempo T b F œ j V b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Sleep, lit - tle dar - lings, do notJ cry, And I willJ sing Ja lul - laJ - by, rall. a tempo F B ? œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ bb œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ J œ ‰ Sleep, lit - tle dar - lings, do notJ cry, And I willJ sing Ja lul - la - by,

27 cresc. π S b j j j j & b œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber, slum - ber, lul - la - by, cresc. π A b & b j ‰ j ‰ j j ‰ Lulœ - laœ - by,œ lulœ - laœ - by,œ Slumœ - ber,œ slumœ œ- ber,œ lulœ - #laœ - by,œ cresc. π T b œ j V b œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber,J slum - ber, lul - nlaœ - by, cresc. π B ? œ œ œ œ œ œ j bb œ. œ œ œ. œ œ J J œ œ œ ‰ Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber, slum - ber, lul - la - by,

31 cresc. e rsll. slower π U S b j j j œ π & b œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ‰ œ. œ œ ˙. Lul -la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber, lul - la - by, lul - laJ - by. cresc. e rsll. slower π U π A b j j j & b ‰ j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ‰ . Lulœ -laœ - by,œ lulœ - laœ - by,œ Slum - ber, lul - la - by, lulœ -œ laœ - by.˙. cresc. e rsll. slower π U π T b œ œ œ œ. œ V b œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ. bœ. ˙. Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber,J lul - la - by, lul - la - by. cresc. e rsll. slower π π B ? œ œ œ œ Uœ œ œ. œ j bb œ. œ œ œ. œ œ J J ‰ œ. œ œ ˙. Lul - la - by, lul - la - by, Slum - ber, lul - la - by, lul - la - by.

Oliver Ditson & Co. (1885) Edward Francis Rimbault (1816-1876) was born in Soho, , son of organist and composer Stephen Francis Rimbault (1773-1837). He studied under his father, , and . He was Stars are in the quiet skies, organist of the Swiss Church, Soho, and subsequently Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, of several other London churches. He was a popular Sleep, little darlings, do not cry, lecturer on musical history, especially at the Royal And I will sing a lullaby, Institution. He was one of the founders of the Percy Slumber, slumber, lullaby. and Musical Antiquarian Societies, editor to the Motett Society, the Percy Society, the Camden Life is weary, sweetly sleep, Society, and the Handel Society. He held a By your side my watch I keep, membership in the Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sleep, little darlings, do not cry, Sweden. He received degrees from the Academy as And I will sing a lullaby, well as and the University of Slumber, slumber, lullaby. Oxford. He edited many collections of music, and edited or arranged earlier English music and Clarence Austin contemporary operas. He also author of numerous books on music. He died in London. His compositions include a cantata, an operetta, organ pieces, piano pieces, service music, songs, and part-songs.

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