Handbell Music for Lent

Intended for the small ensemble, this reproducible collection includes eight versatile, musical, and fun arrangements for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. Each setting has been written for the treble clef,

With minimal bell changes, this straightforward piece lends itself to success in just a few rehearsals. The perfect addition to your Lenten and Holy Week observances, it will help your ringers develop their

Beginning ensembles will love this setting of the tune HAMBURG that uses the echo technique very effectively. Despite having no bell changes and no notes shorter than quarter notes, this arrangement still

Beginning bell choirs will welcome these eight hymn tune settings which include no bell changes and no subdivision of the beat.  Included are settings of Ah, Holy Jesus, All Glory, Laud and Honor,

Here are two titles for Lent/Easter in one edition for your beginning choir. Go To Dark Gethsemane sounds equally lovely on bells or chimes.  Accessible and engaging, they may be rung back to

Beautiful on handbell or handchimes, this haunting arrangement of the early American hymn tune includes lovely chordal harmonies that accompany the melody. While there are no eighth notes, sections of three

This selection contains two arrangements - one for Lent (READHEAD/GETHSEMANE) and one for Easter (GELOBT SEI GOTT) - for two or three octaves of handchimes. Beautifully used vibrato and swing

This delicate setting of HERZLIEBSTER JESU is perfect for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, or any Sunday in Lent. Written for eight handbells between F5 and F6 with no bell changes, it can be played by

The introduction immediately draws the listener in with singing bell techniques, chimes, and suspended higher bells with mallets. The middle section is the tune rung with eighth-note accompaniment and

Suspended malleted bells combined with optional handchimes set the scene in this favorite hymn. It is presented in a straightforward manner with lovely, interesting harmonies and a singable melody, so the

This volume advances the popular series with creative arrangements of When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and Christ Is Alive! This accessible edition includes LVs, swings, and vibrato to

This contemplative original work is accessible to both community and church ensembles. It begins serenely, then morphs into melodic and flowing motifs before ending in a similar texture and style as the

Set the mood for the Lenten season with this moving setting of the hymntune PASSION CHORALE. The various keys evoke different moods, and the verses are all given a unique treatment, letting all parts shine

Inspired by the hymn text "Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, See Him dying on the tree," this arrangement is particularly appropriate for any Passion Week service, but is also suitable for thoughtful or

This haunting, reflective setting of two well-known hymn tunes will enhance any Lenten or Holy Week worship service. Your ensemble will be able to display a wide range of dynamics as well as beautiful

Sharon Elery Rogers combined Go to Dark Gethsemane and Beneath the Cross of Jesus for this evocative setting that will enhance any Lenten worship service. To make bell changes smooth

This arrangement of the tunes PASSION CHORALE and HERZLIEBSTER JESU features optional cello, which helps set the tone for a somber Lenten service.

In this setting of an old favorite hymn, the treble bells set the stage with their gentle ostinato against a lower melody. The melody then moves to the treble with the bass taking over the ostinato. All

Even for those unfamiliar with the chorale O mein Jesu, ich muss sterben, this piece evokes the mood of the Good Friday events. Compton incorporates three statements of the tune, all enclosed

Set a somber mood this Lent with this flowing arrangement of the hymntune HAMBURG. With no notes shorter than a quarter note, its ideal for beginning ensembles, or more advanced ringers short on rehearsal