Instrumentation
4 - Flute I
4 - Flute II
2 - Oboe
4 - B♭ Clarinet I
4 - B♭ Clarinet II
4 - B♭ Clarinet III
2 - B♭ Bass Clarinet
1 - B♭ Contrabass Clarinet
1 - E♭ Contra Alto Clarinet
1 - Bassoon 1
1 - Bassoon 2
2 - E♭ Alto Saxophone I
2 - E♭ Alto Saxophone II
2 - B♭ Tenor Saxophone
1 - E♭ Baritone Saxophone
3 - B♭ Trumpet I
3 - B♭ Trumpet II
3 - B♭ Trumpet III
2 - F Horn I & III
2 - F Horn II & IV
2 - Trombone I
2 - Trombone II
2 - Trombone III
2 - Bass Trombone
2 - Euphonium B. C.
2 - Euphonium T. C.
4 - Tuba
1 - Contrabass
1 - Timpani
3 - Mallets (Crotales, Chimes,
Vibraphone)
2 - Percussion (Suspended Cymbal,
Bass Drum)
Nearer, My God, To Thee
Composed for Wade McDonald
for his final retirement concert with the
Dickenson High School Band, Dickenson, Texas
Grade 3
by Lowell Mason
arr. by Julie Giroux
Wade and I have been friends for many years and when he told me he was retiring I wanted to do something special for him. I asked his wife for a short list of his favorite hymns and decided on “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” As I was arranging it, I could hear my grandmother’s church years ago singing it a capella - the way they held notes longer or shorter than actually written. I arranged it to reflect that, so the piece changes from 4/4 to 3/4 at will. It is a free-flowing arrangement with many ways to interpret it regarding ritards and so on. I did this arrangement harmonically my way because I knew Wade would expect nothing less. All my love to Wade and his family. J.G.
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