The SJMP Recession-Proof
Two-Octave Handbell Book
$40
» photocopyable «
Edited by Michael Bedford
Let's all just admit it. We don't have the money to spend on music like we used to. Ah, those were heady days when we could buy designer handbell shoes for the whole choir, and the church kept a massage therapist on call for poor Mrs. Agnus Day who had to ring the big C3. And remember when the upper octave ringers all demanded tiaras for the Christmas Eve service? Oh, how we laughed!
Well, buddy...those days are over!
Here are 10 new TWO-OCTAVE compositions by some of your favorite handbell composers. Okay, we admit it. There are a few optional tricks to make these sound fancy, but ALL of them can be performed with just two-octaves of bells.
So whether your handbell choir has dwindled, your budget has collapsed and you're waiting for the Handbell Stimulus Package to be passed by Congress, or you're just starting up a new group, this book is a MUST! Forty bucks for ten pieces—you photocopy whatever you like. How's that for Recession-Proof?
We've put up midi files for you to listen to, but these are not indicative of how your group will sound. We're sure that your ensemble will be much better! Unfortunately, we don't have a handbell choir wandering around the office. If you don't like these midi recordings, it is our position that they were made by alien robots from the Planet Zurbneb with handbells fashioned from moonrocks. (However, we think they'll give you an idea of how these pieces sound.)
A Joyful Carillon - Michael Bedford
Level 3
Joy To The World - arr. Anna Laura Page
Level 2
Aria - arr. Mark Schweizer
Level 1+
Bells and solo instrument
Meditation - arr. Don Michael Dicie
Level 2
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - arr. Cathy Mocklebust
Level 2
Rushing Mighty Wind - Tammy Waldrop
Level 2+
Optional handchimes
All Glory, Laud and Honor - arr. Bill Ingram
Level 3-
Optional handchimes, 2 opt. bells
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing - arr. Hart Morris
Level 3
Optional hi & lo muffled (no snares) drums, optional trumpet, 4 opt. bells
We Three Kings - arr. Dan R. Edwards
Level 2+
Lenten Journey (Spirituals Medley) - arr. Margaret R. Tucker
Level 3
Optional handchimes, 1 opt. bell
