spiritual – Choraegus

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Many Negro/African-American spirituals came into being through the black slaves in the southern US states. They created them to express their faith, but also to unify their oppressed community. Today they're a rich musical heritage, and experience continuing popularity.

Jun 21

Kum Ba Yah (Handbells, 2 octaves, plus handchimes, 2 octaves, Level 2+)

By admin in Choraegus, Church Music, Handbell Choir, Handbell Ensemble, Handbells

Kum Ba Yah is an African-American spiritual, most likely dating back to the eighteenth or nineteenth century. The first known recording of it dates back to 1926, and was a pretty upbeat version of the song that, since then, has become a more prayerful meditation. The phrase “kum ba yah” is a linguistic variation of …

3 octaves, AGEHR Level 2, handbell choir, handbells, Larry Sue, spiritual, worship song

Type of PDF score	Number of copies per PDF score you’re allowed to make
6-bell score, accompanied	Three handbell score copies, one accompanist copy, and one full score copy
8-bell score	Four score copies
8-bell score, accompanied	Four handbell score copies, one accompanist copy, and one full score copy
12-bell score	Six score copies
12-bell score, accompanied	Six handbell score copies, one accompanist copy, and one full score copy
16-bell score	Eight score copies
Handbell choir score	Fifteen score copies
(Handbell) ensemble	One copy of each part for each ensemble member