In February, we made a trip to England to see friends and family. Alan and Gay Cooper were a couple of those friends; in fact, the four of us together comprise the Pizzazz Handbell Quartet. We spent an evening together, and managed to make a rehearsal video of our new sixteen-handbell arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping …
Tag: 16-bell
Compositions for sixteen handbells are typically played by ensembles that have between eight ringers with two bells apiece, or by four four-in-hand ringers. It's possible to play with other numbers of ringers by creating a suitable division of the sixteen bells.
For Choraegus, sixteen-bell pieces followed naturally after twelve-bell repertoire, because they require the addition of another four-in-hand ringer.
Sleeping Beauty Waltz – Sixteen Handbells
Tchaikovsky wrote several ballets. They’ve had a long and wonderful life; in fact, his “Sleeping Beauty” was made into the famous Disney film. One of the well-known pieces from this work is the Sleeping Beauty Waltz. Sixteen Handbells, C5-G6 Score Package: $ US Practice track:: $ US Sixteen Handbells, F5-C7 Score Package: $ US Practice …
Aug 15
Sixteen Bells and Michigan
We’ve added a new sixteen-handbell score to our catalog, Prelude No. 1 from J.S. Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier”. You can play it as a four-in-hand quartet (as friends from Bells of the Sound demonstrate in their video), or you can gather as many as eight musicians to play it. Take a look! * * * We’re …
Mar 17
Sixteen Bells!
We’ve just released a couple of new small ensemble arrangements. They’re larger-scale than our eight-bell arrangements, requiring twice as many notes. You can play them as four-in-hand quartets, or with eight ringers with two bells apiece, or anything in between. We think they’ll be great fun for whoever plays them, so please take a look!
Well-Tempered Clavier, Prelude No. 1 – Sixteen Handbells
We’ve adapted the first (C major) prelude of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier” to be played with just sixteen handbells. This is a great piece for learning teamwork, and for working on musicality. There are two versions available for the ranges C5-G6 and F5-C7. Sixteen Handbells, C5-G6 Score Package: $ US Practice track:: $ US …
Sixteen-Bell Music
Here’s some music that requires “just” sixteen bells. You can play it as a four-in-hand quartet, or as an octet with each person having two bells, or anything in between. And if you have a suggestion for a piece that might be great with just sixteen bells, please suggest it below and we’ll think about …
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Choraegus Handbell Music Licensing Terms General Permissions | 6 bells | 8 bells | 12 bells | 16 bells | bell choir | solo | small ensemble General Permissions with respect to Performances and Recordings Live (including livestreamed) performance is permitted. For our purposes, “live performance” also includes rehearsals. Personal recordings of live performances are …
