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Try adding some sunglasses and 'Blues Brothers' hats to perform this fun arrangement in 'swing' style of the old spiritual favorite. Lots of staccato technique, chromatic bell changes keep the ringers...

Marked 'dotted quarter = 69' and 'with a lilt' this French carol setting in 6/8 meter combines bouncy accompaniment with staccato technique. The melody is found in varying ranges to give everyone a ch...

Optional 3 octaves of handchimes enhance this setting of the original work by Gabriel Faure?. Triplet rhythms figure highly in the accompaniment and are scored in 'andante' character. Other rhythms ar...

Optional 3 octaves of handchimes enhance this setting of the original work by Gabriel Faure?. Triplet rhythms figure highly in the accompaniment and are scored in 'andante' character. Other rhythms ar...

The popular praise chorus from the early 70's is here set for bells along with Pachelbel's canon. The two tunes combine in 'blended' bliss with multiple, polyphonic lines smoothed out by LV technique...

Linstead' a Jamaican folk melody adapted by Doreen Potter, provides the basis of this bright arrangement. 'Linstead' a Jamaican folk melody adapted by Doreen Potter, provides the basis of this bright...

The spirit of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' was captured in a setting by Joel Raney, which Arnold Sherman took and transcribed for handbells. The spirit of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' wa...

The drama and serenity we find in the contemporary song, Thy Word, are aptly captured in this arrangement for 3-5 or 2-3 octaves of handbells. Like the original version of this well-known song, the se...

The drama and serenity we find in the contemporary song, Thy Word, are aptly captured in this arrangement for 3-5 or 2-3 octaves of handbells. Like the original version of this well-known song, the se...

From Felix Mendelssohn's 'Elijah, ' Arnold Sherman has taken the stirring tenor aria, 'If with All Your Hearts, ' and arranged it for SATB choir and keyboard with optional 3-5 octave handbell accompan...

This second Christmas edition of the popular series of ensemble music is for three to six ringers.

Traditional Irish melody and 13th century plainchant join hands in this sweet arrangement by one of handbells premiere composers. The flute lends its graceful character and adds to the atmosphere. LV...

NUN DANKET and BLESSINGS are the two hymn tunes combined in this medley for the Thanksgiving season or any time of praise and thanks. Cynthia Dobrinski's character shines through the harmonies, techni...

A flashy, antiphonal fanfare between bells and organ sets up the entrance of this Handel/Mason favorite carol. The text is printed in the director's score to assist with the directing of congregationa...

A flashy, antiphonal fanfare between bells and organ sets up the entrance of this Handel/Mason favorite carol. The text is printed in the director's score to assist with the directing of congregationa...

A flashy, antiphonal fanfare between bells and organ sets up the entrance of this Handel/Mason favorite carol. The text is printed in the director's score to assist with the directing of congregationa...

A fanfare opening including martellato opens this arrangement of 'Mit Freuden Zart'. The meter shifts between 3/2 and 4/2 throughout the work. Some bell changes do occur along with tempo fluctuations...

The praise and worship chorus title tunes by Leona Von Brethorst and Dan Doherty are set here in 'spunky' fashion. Lots of staccato technique in the lower bells supports the melody at the beginning of...

The Caribbean song most noted as a foil for the text, 'Mary's little boy child, ' opens up in this arrangement with mallet rolls on tabled bells. Percussion (separate score) joins the syncopated and u...

A Festive Peal will serve anytime that a bright, joyful mood is wanted. It is written in rondo form with fanfares beginning and ending the work, making for quick preparation. Multiple techniques are i...

Sounds of Joy is a spirited, well-crafted handbell composition that is perfect for this idiom. Sounds of Joy is a spirited, well-crafted handbell composition that is perfect for this idiom. It is a cl...