Bethany (Mason, Lowell)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 hymn
First Publication 1859 in The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book (according to Fuld - other sources cite 1856)
Genre Categories Sacred hymns; Hymns; Religious works; For mixed chorus; Scores featuring mixed chorus; For unaccompanied chorus; English language; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For 3 flutes, alto flute, bass flute (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the alto flute (arr); Scores featuring the bass flute (arr); For 5 players (arr); For mixed chorus, organ (arr); Scores featuring mixed chorus (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For chorus with keyboard (arr); For mixed chorus (arr); For unaccompanied chorus (arr); For voice, piano (arr); For voices with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For accordion (arr); Scores featuring the accordion (arr); For 1 player (arr); For piano (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

For Violin, Viola and Piano (Smith)

 Complete Performance
#245641 - 5.12MB - 2:14 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2411×⇩ - MP3 - Violanation

MP3 file (audio)
Violanation (2012/8/7)

Performer Pages Stefan Landon Smith (violin, viola, piano)
Publisher Info. SLS Studios Publishing (ASCAP), 2012.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Arrangement dedicated to arranger's Cousin Maurice Crosby
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Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Knuth)

 Synthesized Performance
#185573 - 3.21MB - 3:30 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 383×⇩ - MP3 - Reccmo

MP3 file (audio)
Reccmo (2012/3/9)

Publisher Info. Jürgen Knuth
Performers MIDI
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Mixed Chorus (Knuth)

 Synthesized Performance
#185572 - 0.00MB - 0:36 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 224×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

MID file (audio/video)
Reccmo (2012/3/9)

Publisher Info. Altena: Jürgen Knuth
Performers Synthesized MIDI
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music

Arrangements and Transcriptions

Nearer, My God to Thee

For Orchestra (Brandet)

 Complete Score and Parts
#858853 - 0.14MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 171×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/12)

⇒ 19 more: Complete Score and Parts • Flute • Oboe • Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon • Soprano Saxophone (B♭) • Alto Saxophone (E♭) • Tenor Saxophone (B♭) • Horn (F) • Trumpet (B♭) • Trombone • Euphonium • Tuba • Timpani • Percussion 1 • Percussion 2 • Violins • Cellos • Basses

 Complete Score and Parts
#859086 - 0.14MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 31×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Flute
#859068 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 28×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Oboe
#859069 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 28×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Clarinet (B♭)
#859070 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 26×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Bassoon
#859071 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 24×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Soprano Saxophone (B♭)
#859072 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Alto Saxophone (E♭)
#859073 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Tenor Saxophone (B♭)
#859074 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Horn (F)
#859075 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 24×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Trumpet (B♭)
#859079 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 28×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Trombone
#859076 - 0.06MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 23×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Euphonium
#859077 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 23×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Tuba
#859078 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Timpani
#859083 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 23×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Percussion 1
#859084 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 24×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Percussion 2
#859085 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Violins
#859080 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 36×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Cellos
#859081 - 0.01MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 23×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

 Basses
#859082 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 23×⇩ - Jmbrandet

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Jmbrandet (2023/6/13)

Arranger João Marcos Brandet (b. 1998)
Publisher. Info. João Marcos Brandet, 2018.
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del/mrg]
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For 3 Flutes, Alto Flute and Bass Flute (Kamioka)

 Complete Score
#613597 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 550×⇩ - Powell7300

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Powell7300 (2020/3/16)

Arranger Hideo Kamioka (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. Hideo Kamioka
Copyright
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For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Knuth)

 Complete Score: "Näher mein Gott zu dir!"
#185571 - 0.19MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4725×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/3/9)

Arranger Jürgen Knuth
Language German
Publisher. Info. Altena: Jürgen Knuth
Copyright
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For Mixed Chorus (Lin)

 Complete Score
#787286 - 0.14MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 160×⇩ - Rufuslin

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Rufuslin (2022/6/6)

Arranger Rufus Lin
Publisher. Info. Rufus Lin
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Misattributed to Sarah Flower Adams, who is the author of the text.
Arranger's website
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For Mixed Chorus (Knuth)

 Complete Score: "Näher mein Gott zu dir!"
#185567 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3683×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/3/9)

 Engraving files (Capella)
#185568 - 0.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1481×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/3/9)

Arranger Jürgen Knuth
Language German
Publisher. Info. Altena: Jürgen Knuth
Copyright
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For Voice and Piano

 Complete Score
#759300 - 5.30MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 23×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2022/1/21)

Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Bromo-Seltzer Edition of 171 Popular Selections
Baltimore: Emerson Drug Company, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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For Accordion (Gößnitzer)

 Complete Score
#534260 - 0.11MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 497×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2018/8/1)

Arranger Manuela Gößnitzer
Publisher. Info. Wikimedia Commons, 2018
Copyright
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For Piano (Blake)
See: Transcription de concert on 'Nearer, My God, to Thee' by Charles Dupee Blake

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General Information

Work Title Bethany
Alternative. Title Nearer, My God, to Thee
Composer Mason, Lowell
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILM 1
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 hymn
First Publication. 1859 in The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book (according to Fuld - other sources cite 1856)
Librettist Sarah Flower Adams (1805–1848), Phillips Brooks (1835–1893)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation mixed chorus (SATB)
External Links Nearer, My God, to Thee
Wikipedia article
Hymnary
Harmonia Sacra
History (gives 1859 as publication date)
The New Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book, 1866 (p.244)

Navigation etc.

Titanic sinking, newspaper drawing from 1912
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