Review:
"Come, You Thankful People, Come" is a spirited setting of the familiar hymntune, ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR, calling for mart, mart-lift, ring-touch and shake techniques, and making extensive use of mallets. The straightforward first stanza is in the usual and expected 4/4 meter, interspersed with an occasional 2/4 measure along the way. The second stanza moves into 3/4, with a recurring cross-accent pattern, producing the effect of playing in 6/8. After modulating from F to E-flat, the third and final stanza returns to the original meter, bringing the piece to a decisive and joyful ff conclusion! 107 measures.
Published by:
Choristers Guild
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Composer:
Elvey, George J.
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Arranger:
Morris, Hart
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Octaves:
3-5
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Level:
3+
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Rating:
Medium
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Copyright:
2017
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Season:
Thanksgiving
, All Year
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Classification:
Church or Concert
, Hymn Tune
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Technique:
Mallet
, Martellato Lift
, RT (Ring Touch)
, Sk (Shake)
, LV (Let Vibrate)
, Martellato
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Bells Used:
Three Octaves: 37 Bells; Four Octaves: 47 Bells; Five Octaves: 56 Bells
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