Review:
Martha Lynn Thompson's 3-6 octave transcription of the last movement of Leroy Anderson's "Suite of Carols for String Orchestra" features a brisk tempo (triple meter with the feeling of one beat per measure). The familiar Yorkshire Carol appears throughout as an unadorned melody in both treble and bass ranges, above a malleted bass accompaniment, beneath an embellished melody, and with melodic phrases playing off one another in the various bell ranges. After a grand pause in measure 123, the setting races to an exciting climax ending in measure 133.
Published by:
Hope Publishing Co.
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Composer:
Anderson, Leroy
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Arranger:
Thompson, Martha Lynn
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Octaves:
3-6
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Level:
3+
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Rating:
Med Adv
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Copyright:
2007
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Season:
Christmas
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Classification:
Church or Concert
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Technique:
Mallet
, Pl (Pluck)
, TD (Thumb Damp)
, Sk (Shake)
, LV (Let Vibrate)
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Bells Used:
Three Octaves: 26 Bells; Four Octaves: 33 Bells; Five Octaves: 39 Bells; Six Octaves: 42 Bells
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