Abide with Me (arr. Smith)
William Henry Monk (arr. Hale Smith)
General Info
Year: 1861 / 1993
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Hymn
Publisher: American Wind Symphony Orchestra
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $200.00
Instrumentation (uncertain)
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II-III
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet I-II
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Percussion, including:
- Glockenspiel
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Abide with Me is a Christian hymn by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis Lyte most often sung to English composer William Henry Monk's tune entitled Eventide.
The hymn is a prayer for God to remain present with the speaker throughout life, through trials, and through death. The opening line alludes to Luke 24:29, "Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent", and the penultimate verse draws on text from 1 Corinthians 15:55, "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?":
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Carthage College (Kenosha, Wisc.) Wind Orchestra (James Ripley, conductor) - 4 October 2020
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Abide with Me (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (1861/2014)
All Wind Works
- Abide with Me (arr. Dawson) (1861/2005)
- Abide with Me (arr. Gustafson) (1861/)
- Abide with Me (arr. Levy) (1861/1998)
- Abide with Me (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (1861/2014)
- Abide with Me (arr. Hale Smith) (1861/1993)
- Abide with Me (arr. Robert W. Smith) (1861/2012)
Resources
- Abide with Me, Wikipedia Accessed 22 January 2019