Handbell - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1284588

Composed by American Folk Song and Scottish Folk Song. Arranged by Mark R Lewis. Celtic,Folk,Irish,Traditional. Score. 8 pages. Mark R Lewis #875763. Published by Mark R Lewis (A0.1284588).

This lively Sea Shanty Medley is a combination of two different sea shanties, Fish in the Sea from Scotland and Santiana from the Americas.

Fish in the Sea is quite simple but has dozens of verses. It takes the form of a chorus that is identical every time and a verse that describes various fish. The idea being that everyone would sing the chorus and each individual sailor would basically ad-lib new lyrics when it was their turn to sing a verse.

Santiana actually tells the story of the Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna during the Mexican-American war in the 1840s. However, the various exploits described in the song have very little to do with historical reality. There are of course dozens of version of the song, each associated with different shipping lanes, and there are even a wide variety of shanties from other countries that seem to be adaptations of this tune with different stories.

This arrangement by Mark Lewis is for 3 to 5 octave handbell choir and makes extensive use of both malleted and normal ringing techniques. There are some very quick transitions between the two techniques. The piece moves along at a pretty good clip with some portions in 6/8 and others in cut time with various duplet and triplet patterns to help with transitions, leading to a difficulty rating of 4+. While the piece should be playable by most intermediate groups, they will definitely need to put in enough practice time to perform it properly.


Season: Concert
Range: 3-5 octaves.

4, 5, 6, or 7 octaves handbells, with optional ocean drum, claves, tenor drum - Level 4+ - Digital Download

SKU: C7.CGB1270

Composed by Matthew Compton. General. With optional ocean drum, claves, tenor drum. Score. 28 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGB1270. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGB1270).

Voyages is an exciting new concert work from Matthew Compton that tells the story of the first voyage of a new sailor! From the foggy sunrise to the busy preparations in the morning, the ship sets sail for a grand adventure! Moments of intensity reflect the raging seas before the sun breaks through the clouds as the ship comes back into port. We hear the captain sing the lovely sea shanty Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her and our young sailor friend returns home, teased by the next adventure one last time! While the percussion and vocals are optional, they certainly enhance this show-stopping piece that will leave your ensembles and audience humming long after the performance is done!

Handbell - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1486616

Composed by Bear McCreary. Arranged by Scott Pfitzinger. 21st Century,Contemporary,Film/TV,Jazz. 6 pages. Pfitzinger Music #1063681. Published by Pfitzinger Music (A0.1486616).

This arrangement of the theme from the TV show Black Sails is for 3-6 octaves of handbells. It is a Level 3+ piece that is mostly swing while still having a sea shanty feel to it. The gyro technique evokes the sound of the hurdy-gurdy used in the original.

Black Sails is a TV show about pirates that blends historical pirates and characters from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, becoming a prequel to that story.

This is a strong and aggressive piece that is very rhythmic and fun to perform. Most appropriate for community and school handbell choirs.

(Reproducible for one ensemble).

Handbell, 2 octave handbells - Early Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Sandra Zylstra. World, Folk, Celtic, Children's Music. Sheet Music Single. 3 pages. Published by Sandra Zylstra

Handbell, 3 octave handbells - Early Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Sandra Zylstra. World, Folk, Celtic, Children's Music. Sheet Music Single. 4 pages. Published by Sandra Zylstra