Review:      Here is a selection you've probably been looking for! Based on Beethoven's ODE TO JOY, this piece incorporates an antiphonal bell choir of 8 notes in the 2 octave range. However, this may be rung by only one bell choir. Alternate instructions are given for the antiphonal choir. Both parts remain busy throughout the piece. The organ enters midway through the piece, and the congregation enters shortly thereafter with the option of singing two verses. Bells and organ conclude in a grand finale. Set in G Major, this work is 97 measures.

Published by: Beckenhorst Press, Inc.

Composer: Beethoven, L.	Arranger: Larson, L.	Octaves: 4-6	Level: 2+	Rating: Easy Medium	Copyright: 1999
Season: Thanksgiving , All Year
Classification: Accompaniment for Cong. Singing , Hymn Tune , Antiphonal Music , Church or Concert , 2 Handbell Choirs , Classical Composers
Technique: Sk (Shake) , LV (Let Vibrate)
Voicing: Congregation
Instrument: Organ
Bells Used: Three Octaves: 39 Bells; Four Octaves: 46 Bells; Five Octaves: 54 Bells