Handbell

Includes "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" and "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" by Richard Rodgers.  Arrangement by Ruby Shaw Hollis - 3-5 octaves, level 2-3 

4-6 octave handbel choir, optional cello (part in the score), level 3+.  Original composition by Karen Lakey Buckwalter.  Opening with a beautiful optional cello solo, this flowing original work will bring a prayerful moment of...

3-6 octaves, level 3.  Original composition by Michael W. Joy.  Your musicians will get the chance to focus on their musicality with this beautiful original composition. Alternating between passages both prayerful and haunting, this work is...

3-6 octaves - level 4  This original from Jason Krug will challenge your ringers and delight your audiences. Complex interweaving of the various melodies is achieved through liberal use of handchimes. The nostalgic mood of the piece lends...

Arranged for 3 to 5 octave handbell choir with optional D8 and optional jingle bells, slapstick and tambourine. Level 3+.  A jaunty opening figure leads off this arrangement of the well-loved Welsh tune.  After a couple of traditional verses,...

Arranged for 3 to 6 octave handbell choir and optional 3 to 4 octaves of handchimes.  Level 3+.  From a simple opening statement of the well-known Irish folksong, this arrangement deconstructs the tune on a journey through a wide-ranging...

Arranged for 3 - 6 octave handbell choir.  Level 3+.  Karl Bohm.  This fun, riotous romp is ideal for the ensemble looking to step up their game and provide an energetic moment in either concert or worship. Played almost entirely with...

Transcribed for 5-6 octave handbell choir.  Level 6.  George Friedrich Handel.  Your ringers will set a distinctive mood with this transcription of a piece from the Seventh Suite by Handel. What starts with a simple and delicate theme...

 Arranged for 3-5 octave handbell choir.  Level 3.  Based on the Pastoral Symphony from the Messiah aby George Frederic Handel.

Arranged for 3-6 octave handbell choir, optional 3 octaves of handchimes and optional snare drum.  Level 3+.  Crisp, malleted rhythms and optional snare drum underscore this energetic setting of the well-known traditional American tune. ...

Arranged for 4 to 6 octave handbell choir and optional 2 octaves of handchimes.  Level 4+.  P. I. Tchaikovsky.  For advanced groups looking for a show-stopping holiday number, look no further!  William Griffin's masterful...

This fun number is a worthy challenge for the advanced handbell choir. Playful rhythms and unexpected harmonies will keep audiences engaged, while frequent key changes, bell changes, and technique changes will keep your ringers on their toes. 4-7...

3-5 octaves, 3-5 octaves of handchimes, level 3.  An arrangement of the Henry Purcell Rondeau

Arranged for 3-6 octave handbell choir and optional 3 - 5 octaves of handchimes.  Simple and touching, Sondra Tucker's arrangement of this Indian folk hymn is a beautiful, lyrical delight.  Flowing eighth notes underscore the tune, which...

 Arranged for 3-5 octave handbell choir.  Level 3.  Gabriel-Marie

Written for 5 to 7 octave handbell choir with an optional A1, 5 to 7 octaves of handchimes and optional orchestral chimes.  Level 5.  Part of the Virtuoso Series by The Raleigh Ringers.  A harshly dissonant opening yields to a gentler...

Written for 5-7 octave handbell choir and 5 octaves of handchimes.  Level 4.

Written for 3 to 6 octave handbell choir and optional 2 octaves of handchimes.  Level 4.  A haunting, lyrical section opens this original tune from Brenda Austin before giving way to an energetic and driving motif which once more returns to the...

The John Philip Sousa march has been transformed into a piece suitable for any general church or school concert. 4-6 octaves, optional, 2 octaves of handchimes, level 4.  

Arranged for 3 to 7 octave handbell choir and optional 3 to 7 octaves of handchime.  Level 4+.  Leo Delibes.  From the talented pen of Sandra Eithun comes another fantastic transcription of a well-know piece from classical literature,...

Written for 3-6 octave handbell choir and optional 3-6 octaves of handchimes.  Malleted bass notes underpin a haunting melody in this original composition. Changes between bells, chimes, and various techniques will provide intermediate choirs with a...

 Written for 3-6 octave handbell choir.  Level 4+.  A delicate, haunting opening melody line belies the frantic motion coming later in the piece.  With frequent shifts in tempo, rhythm, and mood, this work is not for the faint of...

Arranged for 4 to 7 octave handbell choir, 4 to 7 octaves of handchimes and optional orchestral chimes.  Level 4.  Newcomer Mitchell Eithun gives us this rousing arrangement of a song by Percy Grainger. Not for the faint of heart, the driving...

5-7 octaves, optional 5-7 octaves of handchimes, level 5.  Part of the Raleigh Ringers Virtuaoo Series. This work from master composer William Payn will stretch your ringers on all fronts, challenging them to bring forth all the musicality the...

4-6 octave handbell choir, level 3.  Based upon the national dance of the Philippines, Tinkiling is a fun piece for groups looking for something different and exciting. The piece accelerates with each new verse, providing a technical and...