Review:
The Nutcracker is a traditional holiday favorite around the world – with good reason! All of its delightful scenes are lyrical and filled with energy, and the fact that Tchaikovsky incorporated the celesta makes it a natural for handbells!
To convey the immense energy in "Trepak" (a Ukrainian/Russian folk dance), Robert has brilliantly used stopped techniques (mallet, TD, mart, RT) so effectively that one can almost see the dancers and hear the sound of their footsteps on the stage. Excellent placement of dynamics adds to the excitement. Robert has included performance notes and suggested quartet assignments in this amazing, challenging, quartet transcription which will definitely be worth the effort!
Price includes 4 copies of the music.
Recording courtesy of Quadrants Handbell Quartet, Princeton, NJ
Published by:
From the Top Music
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Composer:
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
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Arranger:
Lamb, Robert James
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Octaves:
3-5
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Level:
4
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Rating:
Advanced
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Copyright:
2023
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Season:
Christmas
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Less than a full handbell choir:
Quartet
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Classification:
Classical Composers
, Classical Music
, Concert
, Secular
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Technique:
Mallet
, RT (Ring Touch)
, Sk (Shake)
, Martellato
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Instrument:
Chimes(Choirchimes or Handchimes)
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