handbell arrangements
Music for 12 Bells Plus?
A varied collection of 15 pieces for handbells written in large clear staff notation in an open flat volume. From carols to creole, Bach to Offenbach, and folk music of four nations.
Easy to moderate level.
"Jo Simmonds (the arranger of Music for Twelve Bells Plus? ) is obviously a skilled musician with an in-depth knowledge of handbells and ringers!.... Please Jo, can we have some more?!"
A. R. Price (HRGB Reverberations)
Amazing Grace
Skye Boat Song
Yankee Doodle
Goodnight Ladies
Eton Boating Song*
What Shall we do wit the Drunken Sailor?*
The Irish Washerwoman
Oh When the Saints go Marching In
Red River Valley
Andante (Vivaldi double mandolin concerto)
See Amid the Winter's Snow
O Christmas Tree
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (J S Bach)*
Barcarolle (Offenbach)*
Brahms' Lullaby.*
Price £10.00 (+ £1.75 UK p&p)
These arrangements are designed to be playable with 12 hands and keep within the range of an octave and a fifth, between C and G'. Ten of the tunes require bells entirely from C major and five require additional F sharps but no extra ringers (marked * above).
On request, Music for Twelve Bells Plus? is also available in G major (the five 'plus' tunes requiring extra C sharps),.
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