Unison chorus - Digital Download SKU: C7.CGA997 Composed by Becki Slagle Mayo and Lynn Shaw Bailey. Christmas. Rote to Note. With 3 octaves handbells or handchimes. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. 8 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGA997. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGA997). UPC: 749193009277.This varied arrangement of the 15th cent. French processional uses randomly malleted handbells, handchimes, finger cymbals (or triangle), and chime tree to create a mystical, ethereal introduction. A simply flowing statement of the tune is presented, followed by a rhythmic, energetic, and urgent-feeling section in 7/8 meter, including the use of finger cymbals and wood block. The words Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel is come to you, O Israel! are grandly and joyously illustrated, and the work concludes as ethereally as it began, but with softly singing bells.

3, 4 or 5 octaves handbells with chime tree and optional 3, 4 or 5 octaves handchimes - Level 1+ - Digital Download SKU: C7.CGB1258 Composed by Brenda E. Austin. Holy Week | Lent. With optional 3, 4 or 5 octaves handchimes. Score. 8 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGB1258. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGB1258). This setting of the familiar lenten spiritual is accessible for developing ringers. It begins with an optional two-measure introduction of dissonant chords symbolizing the crucifixion as Jesus is nailed to the cross. Then listeners are captivated by the haunting singing bell and malleted suspended bells. There are suggested modifications to accommodate varying levels of ringers. The two editions for 2-3 and 3-5 octaves are compatible for massed ringing.

2 or 3 octaves handbells with chime tree and optional 2 or 3 octaves handchimes - Level 1+ - Digital Download SKU: C7.CGB1257 Composed by Brenda E. Austin. Holy Week | Lent. With optional 2 or 3 octaves handchimes. Score. 8 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGB1257. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGB1257). This setting of the familiar lenten spiritual is accessible for developing ringers. It begins with an optional two-measure introduction of dissonant chords symbolizing the crucifixion as Jesus is nailed to the cross. Then listeners are captivated by the haunting singing bell and malleted suspended bells. There are suggested modifications to accommodate varying levels of ringers. The two editions for 2-3 and 3-5 octaves are compatible for massed ringing.

Large Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1040107 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Arr. by D. Kirke Campbell. Baroque,Classical. Score and parts. 24 pages. D. Kirke Campbell #644931. Published by D. Kirke Campbell (A0.1040107). Here is an old favorite arranged for 8 handbell ringers and 1 hand chime ringer with organ accompaniment. The bells and chimes each use a 3 octave set. For 6 minutes of heart warming music, this piece is wonderful. 26 pages includes full score, handbell score, hand chime score, 3 stave organ score.

Instrumental Duet Handbell,Instrumental Duet,Organ - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.917252 Composed by Robert Chamberlin. Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 18 pages. Robert Chamberlin #4717165. Published by Robert Chamberlin (A0.917252). The Child Is A Song is a composition for Handbells, Handchimes, and Pipe Organ.  It was commissioned by the Gateway Ringers of St. Louis, MO and received its premiere performance in 2015 during the Conference of the North Central Region of the American Guild of Organists.  This work features whistling by the handbell/handchime performers at the beginning and ending of the composition.  The whistling is improvised over selected pitches and is intended to conjure up the image of a small child whistling while playing.  Handbell and Handchime parts are included with the full score.

Flute,Handbell,Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.767667 Composed by 18th century French carol and anonymous. Arranged by Published by C.E. Walz. Christmas,Sacred. 9 pages. C.E. Walz #4793795. Published by C.E. Walz (A0.767667). He Is Born is a beautiful French carol and a perfect piece for beginning handbells or handchimes. The key to a successful handbell / handchime experience is to create a song that involves only chords and a consistent beat pattern  for the bells. The early intermediate flute takes the melody in this piece, and the piano fills in with the accompaniment. Listen to the recording and you'll be surprised that your handbell group can play something that appears much more complex than it is!  The typical 4/4 rhythm of this carol is replaced with a lilting and smooth 3/4 waltz style. Key of F, no key changes, 5 pp. of piano (with flute and bell scores reduced), 2 pp. of flute part, and 2 pp. of handbell/handchime part. A total of 9 pages. PERMISSION GRANTED TO MAKE COPIES OF ALL PARTS AS NEEDED. Maestro gives He Is Born a 'ringing' endorsement!

2 or 3 octaves handbells - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: C7.CGB545 Composed by Bill Ingram. Christmas. Score. 8 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGB545. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGB545). UPC: 749193013342.This arrangement is written for two choirs, with the less-advanced group playing the part for handchime choir. If two choirs are not available, a keyboard may substitute for the handchime choir. The piece begins and ends with a bell peal gaily quoting Joy to the World. The middle section modulates to a new key with a dance-like arrangement for handbells alone and then moves back to the original key as the handchimes join for the closing section.

3, 4, or 5 octaves handbells - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: C7.CGB402 Composed by Cathy Moklebust. Christmas. With Chime tree(Windchimes), Finger Cymbals, Tambourine. Score. 8 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGB402. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGB402). UPC: 749193010365.The French tune, UNE JEUNE PUCELLE, has been adorned with several handbell techniques, and is accompanied by chime tree, finger cymbals, and tambourine. The mystical quality and steady rhythm of the music combine to create an interesting, unique offering for the Christmas season. This is a 3-5 octave expansion of the popular 2-3 octave version (CGB155). The two versions are compatible for massed ringing.

Percussion - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: C7.CGB618 With Fear and Trembling Stand. Composed by Michael J Glasgow. Ascension, Christmas, General. With Congregation, Percussion. Score and parts. 28 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGB618. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGB618). UPC: 749193014257.Level 5 • Tremors was commissioned for the Bellissimo ensemble of Redlands Adventist Academy. The school's proximity to the San Andreas Fault was the inspiration for this composition, which features a rumbling chromatic ostinato and intense, energized polyphony. The piece ends calmly with a shimmering glimmer of peace. An ideal concert opener, churches with advanced bell choirs will also find it a great postlude for Advent or Lent. Instrumentation: 5, 6 or 7 octaves handbells, with optional 7th octave bass chimes, orchestral chimes, tam tam, and bass drum.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.835452 Composed by Stuart Brown. 20th Century,Contemporary,World. Octavo. 211 pages. Stuart Brown Music #5990681. Published by Stuart Brown Music (A0.835452). A fantastic offer price for the full score and all parts! ... Looking for something to add a sense of oriental exoticism to your amateur orchestral/choral concert? This may be what you're looking for! This charming little suite of six dances lasts about 15½ minutes. It consists of a Pavane, Bourée, Sarabande, Allemande, Basse Danse and Galliard, which vary widely in character. As a whole the suite provides some interesting challenges for both performers and listeners. Apart from conventional strings, flute and harp (which can be either pedal or lever) you will need:- One or maybe two Arabian ouds. The parts are playable also on a fretless acoustic guitar. (Needs to be fretless because of the quarter-tones in some of the Arabic modes used.)- A cimbalom (the part can be played on a piano also, with slight modification). You might get away with using a hammered dulcimer but you'd need to make a number of compromises.- A doumbek and a djembe. These beautiful drums are a must for Middle-Eastern or African music. They're fairly easy to find, though finding somebody who can play them properly may take a bit more doing!- Finger cymbals and a gong. These are regular western instruments.- A wind-chime. Anything that produces a nice shimmering spangle of sound will probably do!- A group of singers (SATB). Nothing particularly challenging but see below.The primary oud part, the strings and the singers need to have sufficiently good intonation to pitch quarter tones. These are the exception rather than the rule, but nevertheless play an important part in the character of the music. Apart from this, the music is relatively straightforward and probably playable by any reasonably competent amateur or high school orchestra.In the spring of 2020 I wrote a set of short music tracks for a charity of which I'm a trustee. In order to protect my intellectual property rights in the music, I decided to bring it together into an attractive if not intellectually challenging little suite, hence An Omani Dance Suite. Originally the dances were all in Arabic quarter-tone temperament, but obviously quarter-tones cannot be played easily (if at all) on the flute, harp and cimbalom. So I have made some adjustments but retained the Arabic temperament wherever reasonably possible. I had thought initially of using a santur instead of a cimbalom, but the santur lacks the range and the dynamic capability to be used with a string chamber orchestra. The cimbalom doesn't need to be a concert grand model; in fact it doesn't even need to have dampers.The Omani was something of an afterthought: a musician friend of mine had worked in Oman and commented on how authentically Omani the Basse Danse sounded. The period of composition coincided with a time when I was really missing friends in Vietnam and Romania, so somehow influences from those countries found their way into the music.I'm not bothering with performing rights for this - just go away and enjoy the music! ... but if it inspires you find out more about the charity work that inspires me, feel free to get in touch!https://www.facebook.com/stuartbrownmusic/

Handbell choir (3-5 octaves) with optional handchimes - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: H1.2142DP Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Arnold B. Sherman. Agape Bronze - L4-5. General Worship. Handchime Part. 4 pages. Hope Publishing - Digital #2142DP. Published by Hope Publishing - Digital (H1.2142DP). By Gabriel Faur.Nineteenth century hymn by Gabriel Faure 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 are simple, allowing the ringers to focus on the few bell changes and the expressiveness of the music. Set in Ab Major, measures total 89. A true delight for performer and listener.

4, 5, or 6 octaves handbells - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: C7.CGB316 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and Martha Lynn Thompson. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach and Martha Lynn Thompson. General, Transfiguration. With 3 octaves handchimes, Organ, SATB, Misc Brass. Set of parts. 8 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGB316. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGB316). UPC: 749193008546.Levels 1 & 2 * This collection introduces the essential skills needed for ringing handbells and handchimes, presenting rote exercises for the ringers to drill each new skill. Music throughout the book, arranged in both two and three octave versions, includes hymn arrangements, classical transcriptions and original pieces. The music provides all ringers the opportunity to put each newly learned technique into practice. Instructions are given for modifying the techniques for use with handchime choirs. A bibliography of music utilizing the various techniques is included. Creative and humorous illustrations throughout the book enhance its appeal to ringers of all ages. The collection is three-hole punched for easy insertion into each ringer's notebook.

3, 4, 5 or 6 octaves handbells - Level 3- - Digital Download SKU: C7.CGB933 Composed by Cathy Moklebust. General. With flute (or violin), 3, 4, 5, or 6 octaves handchimes. Score. 16 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGB933. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGB933). UPC: 749193022276.Commissioned for the Handbell Musicians of America, Area 8 2016 Festival/Conference, Despite the Storm is dedicated to the memory of Cheryl Abney, longtime Area 8 board member. This original composition for handbells, optional handchimes, and optional flute (or violin) features a nautical, Celtic-flavored melody in G minor, with a gentle LV accompaniment. The second section is in C minor, and includes a repetitive, turbulent 16th-note handbell ostinato played over the bass and lower treble handchime melody. The next section returns to the original melody, but now in G major, it is full and chordal, with a soaring flute descant. The work ends with calming singing bells. The two editions for 2-3 and 3-6 octaves are compatible for massed ringing.

Handbell - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.953733 Composed by Frank M. Davis, Henry Smart, John Hughes, Robert Lowry, William B. Bradbury, and and George A. Young. Arranged by G. R. Adkison. Christian,Sacred. Score. 10 pages. Gary Ray Adkison #14705. Published by Gary Ray Adkison (A0.953733). God: Our Leader Medley is a 120 measure arrangement for 4-5 octave handbell choir and 3 octaves of OPTIONAL associated handchimes, although the handchime parts can also be played by handbells. The overall theme is the leadership of God in the life of the Christian. This is a medley of 7 Christian hymns. The first 4 are requests---requests to God to lead us. The last 3 are descriptions of God leading us (responses by God). The 1st request is presented by the handchimes playing Savior Lead Me. This is a simple, easy to play section in the key of D. Still in D, the 2nd request is Lead on, O King Eternal. After a false modulation, the 3rd request is Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us. This features a few bass runs. After a modulation to the key of G, the 4th request starts with Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehova. Also featuring some bass runs, it also makes use of descant lines. The 1st response, also in G, is All the Way My Savior Leads Me. This section is not in the original 3/4 time, but in 4/4 time, although near the end it reverts to the normal 3/4. It makes heavy use of fills and a brief descant line. The 2nd response is a 6/4 version of God Leads Us Along in the key of C. Again, there is a brief descant line. The last response is He Leadeth Me, also in C, that features two descant passages, and bass runs in the last two lines. After the first section of the overall arrangement, the chords used are often significantly more interesting than the chords normally used with these 7 hymns. This arrangement uses various dynamic and tempo markings, in order to achieve musical contrast, and still be true to the character of the original hymns. (The MP3 audio demonstration file provided is in a piano patch (voice), although the actual arrangement is for (and, of course, will sound better with a) handbell choir.) This arrangement is probably a level 2+ (2 plus) degree of difficulty.

Handbells (4 octaves) and handchimes (3 octaves), with optional handbell ensemble (3 octaves) - Digital Download SKU: MQ.30-165-E Composed by Michael Burkhardt. Christmas. Handbell score. 7 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #30-165-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.30-165-E). This could function as an easy double-choir piece for a four-octave handbell choir AND a three octave handchime choir. The piece, often called How Great Our Joy (hymn tune ECHO CAROL or JÃœNGST), uses the two choirs to echo back and forth, or it can be played with one bell choir using 4 octaves of bells and 3 octaves of handchimes.