We have music for small ensembles as well! Take a look, and enjoy!
Handbell – Small Ensemble
List of Scores for Small Handbell Ensemble
Here’s a quick compilation of our scores for small handbell ensemble. Each title is a link to the corresponding webpage. TITLE HYMN TUNE Ensemble Type Comment Away in a Manger CRADLE SONG Duet Piano Hark! the Herald Angels Sing MENDELSSOHN Duet Piano; optional flute Heather’s Dance Solo Harp/hammer dulcimer, bowed psaltery, and bodhran LDZ Arrangements …
Away in a Manger (NORMANDY) – accompanied handbell duet
Our handbell duet Away in a Manger is an arrangement of the slightly less familiar NORMANDY tune. It still is lovely and thoughtful… just in a different way. This duet score is relatively easy, but expressive in the spirit of the melody. Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus …
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (MENDELSSOHN) (Handbell duet plus piano)
We bring you a fresh and unusual arrangement of the beloved Christmas song Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. The irregular meters will keep your ringers on their toes, and will give your congregation a different look at rejoicing during Christmas season! If played as a four-in-hand duet, a table will be needed. Also, it would …
Heather’s Dance – Handbells, Harp, and C/Bb/Eb/F Instrument
Dancing in the Highlands is the picture for this unusual trio (… a quartet if you add bodhran!), Heather’s Dance, originally scored for handbells, harp, and bowed psaltery. Bells scored are D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6, C6, D6, and E6, with D6-E7 on bell tree). Keyboard may …
LDZ Arrangements – Dance of the Sugar Plum Sumo Fairy (Bass Handbell Trio)
Tchaikovsky created one of the all-time holiday season favorites when he wrote the Nutcracker Suite in 1892. There’s a good chance you’ve seen more than just a small part of it at a December ballet presentation. The Dance of the Candy Fairy (or Sugar Plum Fairy) was a sensation at its premiere, because Tchaikovsky chose …
Masques – Handbell Sextet
Claude Debussy’s Masques is an impressionistic piece about a dancer performing onstage with the “happy” and “sad” Venetian masks. She switches from a joyous, excited dance to a more solemn one, then back, switching faces to signal the mood. It was one of my favorites while I was taking piano lessons as a teenager. This …
The Twelve Days of Christmas – handbell trio
The Twelve Days of Christmas has been a holiday favorite for a long time, so much so that there’s an annual update about the cost of a partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three French hens… For the dedicated true love person, it details a serious financial enterprise! Our arrangement for handbell trio, …
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Hello! I’m interrested in the “Masques”… But there’s no video and no sample pdf either… Could you provide me with one? Thank you!
Author
Hello, Klaus!
Thank you for noting that we needed a way for people to hear our handbell ensemble arrangement of “Masques”. We’ve added an MP3, so please listen to it!
Larry
Is it possible to see the handbell part for Heather’s Dance? I don’t see a pdf file. Thank you!
Barbara
Author
Hi Barbara,
Unfortunately, since we sell our music in PDF form, we chose not to provide preview scores. However, there is an MP3 link on the page for “Heather’s Dance”. Bells D6 and higher are played on a bell tree, and the rest are on the table.
I recall that Kevin McChesney, his wife, and Karen James played “Heather’s Dance” at SEE (in 2009?), but I can no longer find their video online.
Hello Larry,
We have moved our church worship service to a remote format, we record the worship service and play it via zoom or you tube or by telephone. Can you confirm that your licensing agreement would cover this? I would like to purchase some simple bell choir arrangements for easter and beyond for a group of 5 ringers. I would appreciate some Easter suggestions please!
Many thanks,
Belinda Tyler
Author
Hi Belinda,
The reshaping of the way things are has been rapid and surprising. We’ve been asked this question a couple of times already, so we’ve added a page describing what you’re allowed to do with our music. In short, live performance, livestreaming (e.g. Facebook watch, Zoom, etc.), and archiving/posting on church and social media sites is okay.
Thanks for asking about music for Easter season. Here’s a link that will provide some ideas!
Stay safe, and we’ll hope to met you in person someday in the future!
Larry