No, we don’t actually know what the “swaggering” in the title is about… but we can imagine happily walking arm in arm with friends on a nice night out! Oh… and this includes an optional return-to-the-beginning in case your Irish dancers need more music! Alternate Titles: Bellaghy Fair Give Us A Drink Of Water The …
Category: Handbells
MacDowell – To a Wild Rose – Eight handbells
Edward MacDowell was an American composer who wrote many pieces about nature. This one-minute piece is one of his all-time hits, having been played by countless piano students over the last 150 years. Standard Version: ”Dual-Range”™ Score Package: $ US G5-based practice track: $ US F5-based practice track: $ US Purchasing this 8-bell arrangement gives …
Vivaldi – Allegro (RV 522, First Movement) – Eight handbells
If you look through Vivaldi’s compositions, there are quite a few concerti in A minor. One of the most famous of those is identified as “RV 522” – and you’ll probably recognize it when you hear it. Here is our eight-bell adaptation of the Allegro movement from this Baroque masterpiece by the virtuoso violinist known …
Eugowra Rocks / The Morning of the Fray – Eight handbells
Our Australian friends have songs commemorating some interesting events! Eugowra Rocks, a city Down Under, experienced the biggest gold heist in Australian history. The criminals got away – for a few years – with about £14,000 of the precious metal. That was in 1862, so their haul would be worth millions of dollars today. It’s …
The Humours of Whiskey – Eight handbells
We’re not entirely certain as to which definition of “humour” applies, but perhaps the most apt is “state of mind” or “disposition”. Our arrangement of this happy jig comes with some fun twists (no pun intended…) – and quite possibly is a bit more challenging for a quartet of two-bell ringers than a duet of …
What a Friend We Have in Jesus (CONVERSE) – Eight handbells
In the 1970s, our friend Kevin Inn created a lovely guitar/voice arrangement of the hymn What a Friend We Have in Jesus. When we looked at this hymn as a possible eight-bell arrangement, it came to mind. Enjoy! What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege …
The Butterfly – Eight handbells
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 …
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 …
