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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has delighted moviegoers for more than a decade, and the score for the first Avengers team-up movie set a new musical standard for superhero film music. This arrangement uses multiple handbell techniques and optional 2-octave handchimes and percussion to capture the adventurous spirit of the original. Sure to be an audience favorite at your next concert!

The Avengers

3-6 Octave Handbells

Energetic chords and cascading arpeggios convey a lively and enduring sense of joyfulness in this original concert piece. Written in 5/4, a malleted bass line supports a syncopated melody on bells with handchimes in the battery adding to the energy. A slower middle section in 3/2 uses handchimes to provide contrast. Optional percussion accentuates the celebratory nature throughout. Ideal for concert, worship, or festival use.

Dauntless Celebration

This vibrant setting of the third movement of Vivaldi's famous "Gloria" features handchimes (2-3 octaves) on the vocal duet while multiple handbell techniques are used to represent the orchestral accompaniment. Sure to add sparkle to any worship service, concert, or festival.

Laudamus Te

3-5 Octave Handbells

Your small, experienced group will appreciate this starkly beautiful tone poem that reflects on the biblical imagery of God creating gardens in the desert (Isaiah 51:3). Shifting time signatures and dynamic contrasts provide opportunities for powerful musical expressiveness. There are no bell changes, so this may be performed away from tables if desired.

Desert Garden

2-3 Octave Handbells

The popular hymn tune LOBE DEN HERREN is taken through a variety of musical styles in an exploration of the many ways to express praise to God. Your ringers and audiences alike will be taken on a musical journey which includes a Renaissance dance, a Baroque fugue, an expansive soaring reharmonization, and more. With optional flute and percussion enhancing the variations, this piece will be a delightfully unique offering for your next concert or worship service. Optional 3–7 octave handchimes.

Variations on Praise to the Lord, The Almighty

3-6 Octave Handbells w/opt. Flute, Percussion

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A staple of piano literature, Clementi's Sonata in C, op. 36 no. 1, sounds equally elegant when played on handbells or handchimes. For those smaller choirs looking for more challenging repertoire, this arrangement will be welcome. Quick to prepare for advanced ringers, this transcription provides good learning opportunities for beginning and intermediate ensembles.

Sonatina In C

Winner of the 2024 HMA Area 12 Composition Contest, this original pulses with optimistic energy evocative of the futurism of past eras. Written for 2-5 octaves handbells (with optional Bb 2), optional handchimes (2-3 octaves), and optional percussion, this vibrant piece is accessible for many different types and sizes of ensembles.

Retrofuture

2-5 Octave Handbells

Transport your audience to distant places with this ethereal original composition. Beautifully chromatic yet with very few bell changes, the piece is accessible to a wide variety of ensembles and will lend a unique character to any concert, festival, or service. Optional 3-4 octave handchimes and percussion.

The Unknown

The third part of a musical trilogy, "Expressions" is a uniquely written piece which includes chord symbols for optional guitar or piano accompaniment, as well as options for adding percussion and melodic instruments such as flute or cello.

Expressions

Great Scott! Alan Silvestri's energetic music for the "Back to the Future" films helped to secure their place in movie history. This arrangement faithfully captures the elements of the original orchestral score using several handbell techniques and optional handchimes. Optional percussion (suspended cymbal and snare drum or tambourine) further punctuates the driving rhythms. Optional 3-4 octave handchimes.

Back To The Future

The music for the famous duet dance between the Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy is one of the most expressive and dramatic movements from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," here faithfully adapted for handbells and optional handchimes (3–4 octaves.) Advanced ensembles and intermediate groups looking for a worthwhile challenge will find this a highlight of any concert performance.

Pas de deux

3-7 Octave Handbells

Richard Wagner's famous Ride of the Valkyries has been used in countless films, television shows, and other media to convey a sense of boldness and adventure. This dynamic transcription for bells with optional 3-7 octave handchimes and percussion is sure to be a showstopper at your next performance!

Ride Of The Valkyries

Inspired by the scores to epic fantasy films, this original composition will take your listeners on a journey into their own imaginations while keeping your ringers engaged with its intertwining melodies, syncopated rhythmic accompaniment, and multiple handbell techniques. Handchimes (3-4 oct.), while optional, add color and contrast.

Fantastica

Strauss' 1896 tone poem has become inextricably associated with spaceflight since its use in the 1968 science-fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey." This arrangement simplifies the rhythmic notation for easier learning by beginning- and intermediate-level handbell choirs without diminishing the musical power of the piece. 34 measures.

Intro to Also Sprach Zarathustra

This haunting, expressive original composition is reflective of the more somber moments in life, which help us to better appreciate the joyful times. Though written with a 2-octave handbell or handchime choir in mind (with no shared bells), a skillful quartet or quintet could also perform it by appropriately dividing the bell positions. Windchimes optional.

Contrast

2 Octave Handbells choir or ensemble

Debussy's First Arabesque is a classic of impressionistic piano repertoire. This faithful transcription reserves the gentle, flowing style of the original. Chimes are optional but used very effectively throughout. This is a great piece for working on dynamic contrast and musicality, and the advanced choir will enjoy the challenge of playing three against two evenly and smoothly. A lovely addition to classical handbell repertoire.

First Arabesque

3-6 Octave Handbells Opt 3-5 Oct. HC

Intertwining contrapuntal lines and rich chromaticism convey a sense of buoyant optimism. A middle section in a minor key implies a time of struggle before returning to a major tonality for a joyful close.

Eternal Hope

The gentle melody of this instrumental adaptation of the composer's choral work of the same name expresses Psalm 139's assurance that God is with us in all circumstances. Rich chromaticism and optional (3-4 octaves) handchimes enhance the expressive nature of the piece.

You Are There With Me

Expansive sounds contrast with percussive malleted passages and a gentle handchime setting of the tune MATERNA (America, the Beautiful) to paint a musical picture of the beauty of the American landscape. Optional percussion enhances the musical presentation. This piece is appropriate for concert, festival, or worship service use.

Spacious Skies

2-5 Octave Handbells w/opt. 2-4 Oct. HC, Percussion

Go boldly with this arrangement of Jerry Goldsmith's famous theme from the classic TV show "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (originally used as the theme for the 1979 film "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"). This arrangement captures the character of the original orchestral score, inspiring your ringers and audience with images of adventure. 80 measures.

Theme From Star Trek The Next Generation

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