Here’s our first Irish slip jig arrangement! It turns out that this is one of the most popular – if not the most popular – slip jigs of all! We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we have. Alternate Titles: Barney’s Goat The Bug The Butterfly Gig Eitil Im Fiona Im Ag Eitilt Kick …
Category: Handbells
Earth and All Stars (EARTH AND ALL STARS) – Eight handbells
David N. Johnson wrote Earth and All Stars in 1968. Despite the short span of time since then, this hymn has become a favorite to some with its ability to fit into the most grandiose and awe-inspiring of worship. It’s our pleasure to make the eight-bell version of this hymn available! Earth and all stars, …
LDZ Arrangements – Funeral Tango – Bass handbell ensemble
Apocryphal story behind Funeral Tango: Chopin, bored of hanging out with George Sand in Europe, decided to take a vacation to the then-young United States of America. He visited the Midwest, notably St. Louis, MO, and after that took a side trip to South America… and so we have the Funeral Tango. It’s all of …
LDZ Arrangements – Outta My Way Blues – Bass handbell ensemble
Welcome to what probably is one of the strangest handbell pieces in existence. The Outta My Way Blues is scored for seven or eight ringers, four of whom must be clarinetists (don’t worry, there are C insrument parts in case you’d rather play with this four oboes…). But… here’s the video, so you can see …
Tico tico no fubá (Handbells, 5-7 octaves plus handchimes, 3 octaves, Level 5+)
Tico tico no fubá is a truly exciting Brazilian piece written by Zequinha de Abreu. You’ll dance to this arrangement… but remember that you have bells to play too! 🙂 We also have some terrific percussion parts, created by Alex Guebert, for guiro, maracas, cabasa, tamborim, and claves! Handbells (five, six, or seven octaves) plus …
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (ODE TO JOY) – Eight handbells
Beethoven wrote nine symphonies. He was an amazing composer, creating wonderful music during his later years even though he had gone deaf. One of his best known symphonic melodies in the choral world is the “Ode to Joy” from his final symphony, the tune for the hymn Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee. Joyful, joyful, we …
Shalom Aleichem – Eight handbells
According to online references, “Shalom Aleichem is a traditional song sung Friday night at the beginning of Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Sabbath.” Peace be unto you, ye ministering angels, angels of the most High, ye that come from the Supreme King of …
Shalom Chaverim – Eight handbells
“Shalom chaverim” means “peace, friends, until we meet again.” This Israeli folk song offers that blessing in musical form! Shalom, o my friends, Shalom, o my friends, Shalom, shalom; Till we meet again, Till we meet again, Shalom, shalom. Shalom, chaverim, Shalom, chaverim, Shalom, shalom; L’hitra’ot, L’hitra’ot, Shalom, shalom. Standard Version: ”Dual-Range”™ Score Package: $ …
Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron – Eight handbells
Yes… Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron is a song about laundry. But it’s a piece of music full of energy and fun. This is our full-powered version of the song we previously released as one of our “surprisingly easy” pieces.. Nevertheless, we hope you’ll try it, and find it to be as wonderful as …
O Wondrous Sight! O Vision Fair! (WAREHAM) – Eight handbells
O Wondrous Sight! O Vision Fair! is a song of great hope, and joy, and celebration. It’s about the Church’s anticipation of the day when she will finally be with her Lord! O wondrous sight, O vision fair of glory that the church shall share, Which Christ upon the mountain shows, where brighter than the …
