Goodnight Noises Everywhere by John Herndon © 2025 Tapspace Publications, LLC (ASCAP). All rights reserved.
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Goodnight Noises Everywhere was inspired by and takes its title from the final lines of of Margaret Wise Brown’s classic children’s book Goodnight Moon:
Goodnight stars
Goodnight air
Goodnight noises everywhere
After having read that line many times to my children, I began to wonder if noises that are going to bed might like a song. This collection of taps, plunks, swirls, zings, tings, and booms is my attempt to write a lullaby for noises.
—John Herndon
Goodnight Noises Everywhere requires 5-12+ players with the following instrumentation:
1. Chimes
2. Glockenspiel
3. Vibraphone 1
4. Vibraphone 2
5. Marimba 1 (4-octave or may share w/ M2)
6. Marimba 2 (low A)
7. 4 Timpani (32”, 29”, 26”, 23”)
8. Snare drum + ride cymbal
9. 4 Concert toms
10. Percussion 1 — tam-tam, 2 temple blocks, concert bass drum
11. Percussion 2 — mark tree, hi-hat, hand cymbals
12. Percussion 3 — suspended cymbal, sizzle cymbal, triangle
In addition to being performed with complete instrumentation, Goodnight Noises Everywhere may be performed using two smaller ensemble configurations:
1. Septet of mallets and timpani (left column above)
2. Quintet of non-pitched percussion (right column above)
Additionally, if you have a larger ensemble, feel free to double (or more!) the vibraphone, marimba, and/ or snare drum parts to get everyone in your group playing.
C h i m e s
G l o c k e n s p i e l
V i b r a p h o n e 1
V i b r a p h o n e 2
M a r i m b a 1
4 - o c t a v e ( o r s h a r e w / M 2 )
M a r i m b a 2 l o w A
4 T i m p a n i
S n a r e d r u m + r d e c y m b a
4 C o n c e r t t o m s
P e r c u s s i o n 1
t a m - t a m ,
2 t e m p e b o c k s c o n c e r t b a s s d r u m
P e r c u s s i o n 2
m a r k t r e e h i - h a t h a n d c y m b a s
P e r c u s s i o n 3
s u s p e n d e d c y m b a l , s z z e c y m b a t r a n g e
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4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
