Review:
Brian has arranged this moving work by composer, Johann Cruger, for handbell solo with piano accompaniment. It begins with a bell solo line expressively ringing the melody, followed by a segue with piano taking over the melody and soloist ringing a counter-melody. The melody again moves back to the bells with increasing drama, culminating in angst-filled, dissonant chords in the piano – a powerful depiction of Christ’s pain on the cross. The work ends with the solo ringing the plaintive melody, as in the beginning. 75 measures.
Published by:
From the Top Music
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Composer:
Cruger, Johann
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Arranger:
Tervo, Brian
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Octaves:
4
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Level:
NA
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Rating:
Medium
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Copyright:
2016
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Season:
Lent
, Holy Week
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Less than a full handbell choir:
Solo Ringer
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Classification:
Church or Concert
, Classical Composers
, Classical Music
, Hymn Tune
, Instrument Part
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Instrument:
Piano
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Bells Used:
Four Octaves: 25 Bells
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