Review:
Optional handchimes add a special quality to this 3, 4, 5 or 6 octave arrangement of the favorite advent plainsong. The introduction is a play on the melodic motif "O Come." The chimes enter on the melody with a sparse, open accompaniment in the lower bells. The mood of the whole work is mystical and ethereal. As if to hint at the celebration of Christ's birth to come, a two measure trumpet-like fanfare appears toward the end of the piece.
Published by:
Fred Bock Music Co.
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Composer:
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Arranger:
Mathis, W.
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Octaves:
3-6
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Level:
3
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Rating:
Easy Medium
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Copyright:
1997
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Season:
Advent
, Christmas
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Instrument:
Chimes(Choirchimes or Handchimes)
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Bells Used:
Three Octaves: 27 Bells; Four Octaves: 33 Bells; Five Octaves: 42 Bells; Six Octaves: 45 Bells
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