Handbells Noten

Valerie Stephenson begins this setting by combining the unique, singing bell technique on the lower bells with the melody on lower (optional) handchimes, and establishes an ethereal, serene mood. Each...

Martha Lynn Thompson adds another set of five settings to her highly successful Ring with 6 series. Each arrangement uses 14-22 bells and is easily playable by six ringers. Three pieces have optional...

Useful for Lent, Holy Week and for the Lord's Supper, this new setting for 3-5 octave handbells from Ronald Kauffmann portrays this meaningful text with well-chosen harmonies and a gradual crescendo t...

Weaving together original melodies with phrases from 'Amazing Grace, ' Susan Geschke's latest piece reflects a sense of quiet joy with a Celtic flavor. With no bell changes, this piece is delightfully...

Rhythmic drive and energy prevail throughout this popular, praise song arrangement. The sixteenth-note repetitions in the opening sections of the piece are easy to execute, as is the dominating mallet...

Rhythmic drive and energy prevail throughout this popular, praise song arrangement. The sixteenth-note repetitions in the opening sections of the piece are easy to execute, as is the dominating mallet...

Capturing the festive sounds of Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem, this setting by Sondra K. Tucker features a bell part written to be played while leading a procession into worship. The piece...

Fanny Crosby's hymn text, 'Near the Cross, ' is a meaningful, devotional prayer that is especially useful for the Lenten season or communion service. Joel Raney captured its spiritual essence in a pia...

Fanny Crosby's hymn text, 'Near the Cross, ' is a meaningful, devotional prayer that is especially useful for the Lenten season or communion service. Joel Raney captured its spiritual essence in a pia...

This lively, fun to ring setting from Martha Lynn Thompson is based on an ancient Hebrew melody. Full of variety, verses 1 and 3 feature bass bells malleted on the table with the treble bells ringing...

Cynthia Dobrinski's joyful and creative rendition of the LLANFAIR tune is full of variety and excitement. Mallet rolls, big chords, shakes, martellatos, martellato lifts, plucks, pluck lifts, mallets,...

Cynthia Dobrinski's new arrangement of Natalie Sleeth's endearing hymn treats each of the three verses with a distinct approach that variously utilizes suspended bells played by mallets, vibrato, thum...

In this refreshing original composition Cynthia Dobrinski has written exciting, equally interesting versions for choirs of any size from 2 to 6 octaves. In A-B-A form, the main melody is a happy, ener...

Lloyd Larson's successful series Keep It Simple was created with the beginning choir in mind, these are readily accessible arrangements of Christmas favorites now available in both a new 2-octave vers...

This lively arrangement of a familiar tune is uplifting and celebratory, with modulations and fresh rhythmic vitality. Set for either 3-5 octave handbells or 5-7 octaves, both with optional handchimes...

This lively arrangement of a familiar tune is uplifting and celebratory, with modulations and fresh rhythmic vitality. Set for either 3-5 octave handbells or 5-7 octaves, both with optional handchimes...

Susan Geschke captures the anticipation and longing of Advent with an expressive yet easily learned setting. Using only legato ringing and a sprinkling of mart lifts, this hauntingly beautiful piece w...

This favorite Christmas carol shimmers with beauty and sparkles with a variety of carefully chosen handbell techniques in this Arnold Sherman setting for 3-5 octaves with optional 3 octave handchimes....

This rollicking quartet is adapted from the larger 3-5 octave version by the same name. It includes some 4-in-hand for the two upper ringers, malleting by all, and a section featuring a handchime solo...

This is the 6th collection in Martha Lynn Thompson's best-selling Ring with 6 series. Expanding the 12-bell concept, these pieces use 14-17 bells, all are hymn tune or carol settings, and all can be r...

Eight of today's most beloved hymn tunes will send your soul soaring in this collection of easy-to-ring settings for beginning handbell or handchime choirs. Just like the title says, each piece is 'sh...

Sure to appeal to younger ringers, this is a transcription of the popular Coldplay song, heard often on the Today Show and numerous other advertisements. The repetitive ostinato-type patterns drive th...

Sure to appeal to younger ringers, this is a transcription of the popular Coldplay song, heard often on the Today Show and numerous other advertisements. The repetitive ostinato-type patterns drive th...

This peaceful arrangement of the traditional American folk tune features a flowing eighth note accompaniment evoking the 'rolling river, ' and subtle harmonic nuances which reinforce the tune's sense...

Sondra Tucker's handbell setting of the perennial choral favorite by Natalie Sleeth is faithful to the original. Take care to keep the various melodic lines separated through careful attention to dyna...