Review:
This is the familiar "My Country Tis of Thee" arranged freely for 3 to 5 octaves of handbells by the veteran handbell composer/arranger Betty Garee. An instrumental accompaniment is available (LB5117). Brass consists of 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba and optional timpani. Texture is thick with multiple dynamic changes and a change in from 4/4 to 3/4 and back to 4/4 at the end. Although only 38 measures, the piece, set in F Major, will surely please the audience as well as ringers.
Published by:
Shawnee Press, Inc.
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Composer:
Anonymous
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Arranger:
Garee, B.
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Octaves:
3-5
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Level:
NA
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Rating:
Medium
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Copyright:
Varies by Piece
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Classification:
Instrument Part
, Patriotic
, Concert
, Secular
, Hope and Rememberance
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Technique:
Sk (Shake)
, LV (Let Vibrate)
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Instrument:
Brass Ensemble
, Percussion
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Bells Used:
Three Octaves: 31 Bells; Five Octaves: 41 Bells
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