Keyboard and handbells combine in this musical nod to Beethoven’s beloved original. Bells open the work with a bright fanfare of pulsing eighth-note patterns. The keyboard then enters in measure 9 to make its own statement, accompanied by malleted bells. This imaginative dialogue between the instruments continues until the end in measure 124. This rendition is scored in C Major.
Composer:
Beethoven
Arranger:
McChesney, Kevin
Octaves:
3-5
Copyright:
2008
Level:
3
Rating:
Medium
Less than a full Handbell Choir:
N/A
Classification:
Church or Concert Classical Composers Classical Music Full Score Hymn Tune
Technique:
Mallet Martellato Sk (Shake) LV (Let Vibrate) TD (Thumb Damp)
Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
Instrument:
Organ Keyboard
Season:
All Year Thanksgiving
Bells Used:
Three Octaves (37) Four Octaves(47) Five Octaves(58)