Review:
The favorite “12 Days of Christmas” is arranged for handbells by the well-known arranger Arnold Sherman. It begins quite normally, but soon each day is portrayed in imaginative ways. The eight maids a-milking are sad and weeping, while the nine ladies are dancing a waltz. Ten lords a-leaping do a Russian dance, and eleven pipers piping revert briefly to the famous Ukrainian Carol. It’s a Christmas crowd pleaser for a community or advanced church handbell ensemble! 190 measures.
Published by:
AGEHR Publishing
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Composer:
Traditional Carol
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Arranger:
Sherman, Arnold
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Octaves:
3-7
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Level:
4+
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Rating:
Med Adv
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Copyright:
2018
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Season:
Christmas
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Classification:
Church or Concert
, Concert
, Secular
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Technique:
Mallet
, Pl (Pluck)
, TD (Thumb Damp)
, Echo
, Gyro
, HD (Hand Damp)
, Martellato Lift
, RT (Ring Touch)
, Sk (Shake)
, LV (Let Vibrate)
, Martellato
, Mallet Roll
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Bells Used:
Three Octaves: 37 Bells; Four Octaves: 49 Bells; Five Octaves: 60 Bells; Six Octaves: 66 Bells; Seven Octaves: 71 Bells
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