Here’s more fun for the fall with the autumnal hornpipe The Harvest Home for eight handbells! (Yes, it’s January… but having lots of time to practice sounds great… Alternate Titles: Cincinatti The Cork Fred Wilson’s Clog Harvest Time Purchasing this 8-bell arrangement gives you permission to print and maintain up to four copies for your …
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This composition is for handbell ensemble. The pitch range depends on the whim of the composer; there are pieces of this type for all ranges of handbells. The number of ringers can also vary quite a bit, but the general rule is that this number is smaller than that of a full-sized handbell choir.
Dec 26
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Handbells, 3 octaves, plus optional D7, Level 3+)
John Rox wrote the novelty song I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas in 1950. Three years later, Gayla Peevey, a ten-year old from Oklahoma City, OK, recorded it with Mitch Miller’s orchestra as the supporting cast. It’s been a holiday earworm ever since – and now it’s available for three octaves of handbells (plus optional …
Dec 14
Pie Jesu – Fauré – handbell duet
The Fauré Requiem, a magnificent funerary work, contains the song Pie Jesu. It’s a prayer that the departed will receive everlasting rest and peace from the Lord Jesus. Here’s our new duet arrangement! Pie Jesu, Domine, dona eis requiem. Dona, dona, dona eis requiem, sempiternam requiem. Merciful Jesus, Lord, Grant unto them rest. Grant them, …
Dec 07
Hyfrydol – Twelve handbells
Rowland Prichard composed the popular Welsh tune HYFRYDOL It matches many hymn texts such as: Alleluia! Sing to Jesus Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus Jesus What A Friend of Sinners I Will Sing of My Redeemer Our arrangement for twelve handbells can be used all through the year! Purchasing this …
Dec 01
ENGELBERG, 8 handbells, “Surprisingly Easy”™ version
The hymn tune ENGELBERG has been used with several texts: eight handbells All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine When in Our Music God is Glorified We Know that Christ is Raised No matter which one you’re singing, it’s an inspiring melody! Here’s our new “Surprisingly Easy”™ arrangement! Purchasing this 8-bell arrangement gives …
Nov 21
Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies (RATISBON) – Eight handbells, “Surprisingly Easy”™ version
Charles Wesley was a prolific eighteenth-century hymnwriter, producing over 6,000 hymns over most of a century. Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies speaks of the brightness and glory in a life with the Savior, and reminds us of the darkness and despair of existence without Him. You’ll enjoy playing our new “Surprisingly Easy”™ eight-bell arrangement …
Oct 12
Now Thank We All Our God (NUN DANKET) – Sixteen handbells and piano
In the U.S., Now Thank We All Our God is one of the hymns that makes an annual appearance in November (because of the national Thanksgiving holiday, of course)… but it really can (should?) be played all year round! You can play our arrangement for sixteen accompanied handbells with four to eight ringers. If you …
Oct 04
We Gather Together/We Praise Thee, O God Our Redeemer (KREMSER) – Sixteen handbells and piano
The hymn We Praise Thee, O God Our Redeemer, also sung as We Gather Together, was adapted from a sixteenth-century Dutch folk song, and endures in our hymnody as a glorious way for us to turn our hearts to God. Our new arrangement for sixteen accompanied handbells will brighten your Thanksgiving service! sixteen handbells. We …
Aug 25
Holy Manna for eight bells – now as a “Surprisingly Easy”™ version!
Our “standard” eight-bell Holy Manna was the very first score we published. Now we have a “Surprisingly Easy”™ version that you can enjoy! Purchasing this 8-bell score gives you permission to print and maintain up to four copies for your handbell group (plus the accompaniment/instrumental score(s), if part of the purchase) – so you …
Aug 22
Close to You (Handbells, 3 to 7 octaves, plus handchimes, 3 octaves, Level 4)
Hal David and Burt Bacharach teamed up to write (They Long to Be) Close to You, a gentle, plaintive song about romances that ended up being daydreams. Although hundreds of artists have recorded this song, most of us remember it as the Carpenters’ big hit of 1970. Our arrangement is scored for three to seven …