Today is the tenth day of Christmas (as opposed to the commercial interests who would have us just get it over with and move on to Mother’s Day… possibly with a short stop at Valentine’s Day as we head there!). We’ve had loads of fun with our eight-bells-plus-piano-plus-optional-flute arrangement of Hark! the Herald Angels Sing.
By the way, it’s also available for three to five octaves of handbells. And if you want an additional adventure, the piano and flute parts will also work with the handbell choir version (think: BIG Christmas program)!
You’ve probably noticed that the time signatures are, uh, unusual. Funny… it seemed so logical when I was writing it! But although it definitely gets away from the “normal” feel of the Christmas carol, it truly is a lot of fun to play once you know where the meter changes are. As Martha, our flutist, said, it’s a great white-water ride down a wild river!
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