We have new free stuff for those of you who’ve been buying our eight-handbell music – binder cover pages! It occurred to us that having all of our scores in “one neat pile” wouldn’t be as good as having a way to divide them into several binders. So if you have binders with front covers …
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Larry Sue is the owner, composer/arranger, and publisher at Choraegus. He and his wife Carla are West Michigan's Smallest Handbell Ensemble.
Binder Cover pages
If you’ve started gathering lots of our music for six to sixteen bells, you might be keeping it in binders. Here are some free cover pages that you can use to organize your music!. Six-Bell Pieces: $ US “Standard” Eight-Bell Pieces: $ US “Standard” Eight-Bell Christmas Pieces: $ US “Surprisingly Easy” Eight-Bell Pieces: $ US …
Happy Birthday
Here’s our eight-handbell version of the universal party favorite, Happy Birthday. After much history and (legal!) discussion between forces outside our control, the courts declared some years ago that the famous tune by the Hill sisters was indeed in the public domain. It’s our pleasure to provide this as a gift to you! Bells used: …
Freebies
We have free stuff! That, of course, is so you can get a taste of what we have here at Choraegus. We do hope that you’ll be back to check out the rest of our store, but we’d like to give you a chance to see what’s here first. A large, large portion of our …
Jul 16
I Vow to Thee (THAXTED) for Eight Handbells
I Vow to Thee, My Country is based on the THAXTED theme from the “Jupiter” movement of Gustav Holst’s suite The Planets. In the United Kingdom, it’s sung to words written by Cecil Spring-Rice about dedication to God and country. In some US hymnals, this melody is matched to O God, Beyond All Praising. This …
I Vow to Thee, My Country (THAXTED) – Eight handbells
Gustav Holst fitted his THAXTED melody to Cecil Spring-Rice’s patriotic/worship poem. This profound hymn is most often sung in England. The melody, also, is combined with the hymn O God, Above All Praising. I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above, entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love: the love …
Jul 12
All Things Bright and Beautiful
We have a lively new arrangement of this pretty hymn. There are plenty of stopped sounds (mallets, thumb damps, martellati…) to keep your ringers fascinated, and the syncopated melody is delightful. We’re certain your congregation/audience will love this one! Purchasing the handbell choir version of this arrangement grants permission to print and maintain up to …
Jul 09
A Minor Crash
No… we didn’t have a site problem. This is about an already-available piece for which we finally got a video. A Minor Crash is an original work for five to eight octaves of handbells (plus three octaves of optional chimes). Larry had the privilege of leading the Area 8 BronzeFest ensemble in its first-ever performance …
Jul 05
For the Beauty of the Earth
For the Beauty of the Earth is our newest arrangement for three to five octaves of handbells plus two octaves of (optional) handchimes. Do take a look at it! Purchasing the handbell choir version of this arrangement grants permission to print and maintain up to fifteen copies for your handbell ensemble; purchasing the single copy …
