May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You

Meredith Willson

Meredith Willson (arr. Erik Leidzén)

General Info

Year: 1950 / 1951
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Song
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Condensed Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Crash Cymbals
• Orchestra Bells
• Snare Drum
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You is a popular song by Meredith Willson, originally published in 1950. It was most popular when it was regularly sung by Kate Smith on her early 1950s TV show as the closing song.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Karl L. King Municipal Band (Fort Dodge, Iowa) (Jerrold P. Jimmerson, conductor) - 24 July 2022

Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1951/1979/2019)

All Wind Works

• 76 Trombones (arr. Iwai) (1957/1992)
• 76 Trombones (arr Cable) (arr. Cable) (1957/)
• 76 Trombones (arr. Anderson, adapt. Bocook) (1997)
• It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (arr. Moss) (1951/2004)
• It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1951/1979/2019)
• May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You (arr. Leidzen) (1950/1951)
• The Music Man (arr. Buckley) (1957/2002)
• The Music Man: Highlights (arr. Reed) (1957/1959)
• Selections from "The Music Man" (arr. Lang) (1957/1958)
• Selections from "The Music Man" (arr. Vinson) (1957/2000)
• Unsinkable Molly Brown, The: I Ain't Down Yet (arr. Yoder) (1961)

Resources

• May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You. Wikipedia. Accessed 28 July 2022
• Willson, M.; Leidzén, E. (1952). May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You [score]. Pickwick Music Corp.: New York, N.Y.