Just a Closer Walk with Thee (flex)
Traditional, arranged by Don Gillis, adapted by Michael Brown
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General Info
Year: 1990 /
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Gospel song
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Trumpet
- Violin
Part 2
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Violin
Part 3
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Horn in F
- Violin
- Viola
Part 4
- Bassoon
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Horn in F
- Cello
Part 5
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- String Bass
- Electric Bass
- Cello
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Adapted directly from the classic version by the Canadian Brass, here is an arrangement for flexible instrumentation that retains the signature slow New Orleans style introduction, followed by an up-tempo Dixieland romp.
- Program Note from publisher
Just a Closer Walk with Thee is a traditional gospel song that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, A Closer Walk is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of traditional New Orleans jazz funerals. The title and lyrics of the song allude to the Biblical passage from 2 Corinthians 5:7 which states, "We walk by faith, not by sight" and James 4:8, "Come near to God and He will come near to you."
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville) Wind Symphony (John Bell, conductor) - 27 October 2020
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger; adapt. Brown) (1990/)
All Wind Works
- Bach Chorales for Brass Choir (as arranger)
- Ballet for Band (1965)
- Ceremony of Allegiance (1965)
- The Coming of the Kings
- Downbeat (1958)
- Hymn Song for Sunday (1963)
- The January February March (1950)
- Just a Closer Walk (as arranger; adapt. Barnes) (1988)
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee (as arranger)
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger; adapt. Brown) (1990/)
- The Man Who Invented Music
- Rompin' Stomp, The
- Saga of a Pioneer (1966)
- Short Overture to an Unwritten Opera (1944)
- Spiritual?. See: Spiritual?
- Symphony No 5 1-2 (1947)
- Spiritual? (arr. Bainum) (1947/1954)
- Tulsa (1957)
- Variations on a Kitchen Sink (1958/1970/2017)
Resources
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Wikipedia Accessed 30 July 2020
- Perusal score