Details
- Instrument:
- Cello
- Ensembles:
- String Duet
- Genres:
- Gospel Spirituals Contemporary Christian
- Composers:
- Traditional
- Publishers:
- David McKeown
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Artist:
- Traditional
- Arrangers:
- David McKeown
- Usages:
- Praise Hymn Anthems
- Number of Pages:
- 4
SKU: A0.589897
Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Christian,Contemporary,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Spiritual. Score. 4 pages. David McKeown #6131279. Published by David McKeown (A0.589897).Just a Closer Walk With Thee is an Afro-American Spiritual Hymn and Song. This version is arranged as a duet for two Cellos.
Little is known of the origins of Just a Closer Walk With Thee, other than it was sung in African-American churches in the nineteenth century. National religious conventions in the 1930s gave the hymn a wider audience. Many versions were recorded in the 1940s and Just a Closer Walk With Thee was quickly adopted as a standard by the New Orleans Jazz revival.
Just a Closer Walk With Thee is simply arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. The melody is played, with variations, five times in 6/8 meter. Click the link above to listen to a full Youtube performance of the Clarinet version of this duet.
Just a Closer Walk With Thee is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of around three minutes, this version of Just a Closer Walk With Thee is perfect for worship and concert performances, both formal and informal.
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- Ensemble:
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- Publisher:
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