| Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Level | 3 |
| Preview | https://www.despub.com/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/pdfSA3521.pdf |
| Recording | https://www.despub.com/wp-content/uploads/music/mptSA3521.mp3 |
| Occasion | |
| Tune Name | |
| Theme | Nearer, My God To Thee |
| Hymn First Line | Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! |
| Writer | |
| Composer | |
| Publisher | |
| Copyright | 1983 |
| Key | G, C |
| Meter | 4-4 |
| Duration | 3'00" |
| Idiom | Brass qunitet |
| Form | Song (binary) |
| Comments | Two trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba and optional baritone TC |
Nearer, My God To Thee
$8.95
This brass quintet begins in a solemn fashion as one might expect from this hymn. The middle section features a trumpet solo with an underpinning of bell tones from the other instruments. The final section soars in a climatic manner and then settles into a peaceful repose.
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