Isaac Albeniz wrote Cantas de España in 1892. Asturias (also known as “Leyenda”) is one of the great pieces from the Spanish classical guitar literature. Now you, the handbell soloist, can team up with your accompanist to create the same fire! Two versions of the handbell score are included, with one being a bit less …
Tag: treble handbell solo
Treble handbell solos are a natural extension of handbell choir and handbell ensemble ringing. They're an opportunity for one person to play all of the bells.
Handbell solos frequently use multibell techniques, and due to the large table length required to place all of the bells used, frequently are memorized by the performer.
The definition of "treble" is a bit loose, since many such solos employ notes lower than C5, but the main idea is that they're the bells that bass handbell ringers claim not to be able to see properly because they're so tiny.