Many performance options are offered in this setting of the Handel favorite. The handbell arrangement can stand alone; it can accompany any traditional SATB octavo score; accompanying parts for the brass quintet and timpani are available under separate cover for either option. Ringers are faced with quick repeated notes and scalar patterns at a fast tempo, but accidentals are few and the straight-forward familiarity is a plus.
Season: Christmas , Easter , All Year
Classification: Full Score , Instrument Part , Classical Composers , Secular , Church or Concert , Classical Music , Concert
Technique: Rolled Chord , Sk (Shake)
Voicing: SATB
Instrument: Brass Ensemble , Handbells & Voices , Timpani
Bells Used: Three Octaves: 26 Bells; Four Octaves: 36 Bells; Five Octaves: 42 Bells; Six Octaves: 46 Bells; Seven Octaves: 49 Bells