Easy Favorites for the Handbell Soloist

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1 Easy Favorites for the Handell Soloist y Cathy Mokleust accompaniments y David Mokleust Contents Savior of the Nations, Come 3 Soloist ook page 2 esus, esus, Rest Your Head Soloist ook page Greensleeves (What Child Is This) Soloist ook page Meditation on Beautiful Savior Soloist ook page 8 The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) 23 Soloist ook page 0 Amazing Grace 30 Soloist ook page 2 God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens (Brethren, We Have Met to Worship) 3 Soloist ook page

2 From the Composer and Arranger The pieces in this collection are solo adaptations of some of Cathy s most popular handell pieces in the Choristers Guild catalog, spanning the seasons of the church year The melody lines have een arranged for the handell soloist, and the accompaniments have een arranged for keyoard The accompaniments have also een recorded for use in practice and/or performance (see elo) If you are using the audio accompaniment tracks, some of the pieces include an introductory measure to prepare the soloist for the tempo The solos are relatively easy; therefore, no layout, positioning, or other choreography has een suggested for the soloist Options for variety in performance have, hoever, een indicated on a fe of the pieces The keyoardist should feel free to use any digital enhancements, such as strings, etc to add depth and color to the performance Enoy! Cathy and David Mokleust Audio Accompaniment Tracks Donloadale audio accompaniment tracks for the individual titles in this collection are availale for purchase at choristersguildorg A complete set of audio accompaniment tracks is availale in CD format: CGCD5 Easy Favorites for the Handell Soloist, Accompaniment CD

3 Savior of the Nations, Come 3 NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND th century German tune arr Cathy Mokleust (ASCAP) acc arr David Mokleust Handell Solo Freely; chantlike (q = c 2) a * F Piano or Keyoard Freely; chantlike (q = c 2) a * Ó ( P) P pedal harmonically poco poco * M a,, 2 only used if soloist is playing ith accompaniment track Optional percussion part (chime tree, triangle and finger cymals) can e found in to editions, CGB3 or CGB300

4 esus, esus, Rest Your Head Appalachian carol arr Cathy Mokleust (ASCAP) acc arr David Mokleust Handell Solo Gently (q = ca 80) 2 3 p Piano or Keyoard Gently (q = ca 80) p Ó pedal harmonically 5 a tempo 8 5 a tempo

5 a tempo a tempo 8 a tempo a tempo Ó 9 20 Ó Slightly sloer 23 Slightly sloer 2

6 Greensleeves What Child Is This GREENSLEEVES th cent English arr Cathy Mokleust (ASCAP) acc arr David Mokleust Handell Solo Gently (q = 80) * a 3 p 2 3 Piano or Keyoard a Gently (q = 80) 3 3 * ( p) p pedal harmonically * M a only used if playing ith accompaniment track

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8 Meditation on Beautiful Savior SCHÖNSTER HERR ESU Silesian folk tune arr Cathy Mokleust (ASCAP) acc arr David Mokleust Handell Solo Piano or Keyoard Freely (q = ca 2) a * Freely (q = ca 2) a * ( P) F 2 Ó Ó F 3 pedal harmonically molto - - molto * M a only used if soloist is playing ith accompaniment track Soloist egins on m

9 8 8 In steady time (q = ca 2) In steady time (q = ca 2) n n n n n n

10 The Lord Is My Shepherd Psalm Cathy Mokleust (ASCAP) acc arr David Mokleust Piano or Keyoard Calm (q = ca ) 3 P 3 pedal harmonically Handell Solo P 2 3

11 2 5 n n n

12 30 Amazing Grace NEW BRITAIN W Walker, Southern Harmony, 835 arr Cathy Mokleust (ASCAP) acc arr David Mokleust Handell Solo Piano or Keyoard Freely (q = c 9) 3 * p Freely (q = c 9) U U 3 U pedal harmonically U U U P più mosso P 5 più mosso U U u,, F u U F, * If played ith accompaniment track, solo egins ith the pick-up to m 3

13 3 q = c q = c n n , 25,,

14 3 God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens Brethren, We Have Met to Worship Handell Solo Piano or Keyoard Relaxed; not too fast (q = ca 2-80) 2 Relaxed; not too fast (q = ca 2-80) P pedal harmonically 8 3 simile 9 HOLY MANNA W Walker, Southern Harmony, 835 arr Cathy Mokleust (ASCAP) acc arr David Mokleust * 0 5 F * octave soloists play top notes; 3 octave soloists play ottom notes