Review:
Commissioned for the 2020 Handbell Musicians of America Area 5 Spring Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, this piece starts open and stately before launching with rhythmic energy into a Bluegrass-infused toe-tapper. It brilliantly pairs the Freeman Lewis hymn tune BOURBON ("I Take My Refuge in the Lord") with a Daniel Teasley hymn of similar assurance. Marts, mallets, plucks, ring-touches and more are sure to excite your concert audiences and congregations alike. The optional band (fiddle, tambourine, bass, and guitar/mandolin/banjo) may be added in any combination for extra charm!
Note: the Full Score preview shows only the full score, not the separate instrumental parts; the parts for fiddle, tambourine, bass, and guitar/mandolin/banjo are included as pull outs.
Published by:
Hope Publishing Co.
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Composer:
Lewis, Freeman and Teasley, Daniel
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Arranger:
Glasgow, Michael J.
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Octaves:
3-6
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Level:
3
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Rating:
Medium
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Copyright:
Varies by Piece
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Season:
All Year
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Classification:
Church or Concert
, Concert
, Full Score
, Hymn Tune
, Instrument Part
, Medley
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Technique:
Mallet
, Pl (Pluck)
, TD (Thumb Damp)
, RT (Ring Touch)
, Sk (Shake)
, LV (Let Vibrate)
, Martellato
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Instrument:
Chimes(Choirchimes or Handchimes)
, Percussion
, Guitar
, String Bass
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Bells Used:
Three Octaves: 29 Bells; Four Octaves: 37 Bells; Five Octaves: 46 Bells; Six Octaves: 50 Bells
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