Review:
Mallets and echoes - a contrast in staccato and legato. "Hornpipe & Dance" features both techniques in 3 score versions that accommodate 6 ringers on 12 bells up to a full 5-octave ensemble. Three scores offer easier reading for different ranges. This solid Level 1 piece includes all ringers throughout the piece, with a quarter note section using all mallets and a contrasting section with a single-line melody and echoed chords. Ample time is given to put down and pick up mallets. In ringTrue's "Class ring" pedagogical series, "Hornpipe and Dance" is a fine example of a piece that carefully teaches techniques and theory in class or practice while producing a worthy performance piece, making rehearsal-time doubly well-spent. Two short versions of Ode to Joy, a favorite of ringers everywhere, are included as a bonus. Both pieces area appropriate for school, concert, festival and worship.
Published by:
ringTrue
Part of the Series:
Class ring - ringTrue
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Composer:
Wissinger, Kathleen
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Arranger:
N/A
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Octaves:
2-5
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Level:
1
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Rating:
Easy
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Copyright:
2016
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Season:
All Year
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Classification:
Church or Concert
, Concert
, Original Composition
, Secular
, Titles using 12 Bells
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Technique:
Mallet
, Echo
, Mallet Click
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Bells Used:
Two Octaves: 15 Bells; Three Octaves: 22 Bells; Four Octaves: 29 Bells; Five Octaves: 36 Bells
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