Music of the Masters 2

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1 Music of the Masters 2 eductions of famous classics for school and church use arr. Sharon Elery ogers Limited Print License With the purchase of this collection, you are granted permission to locally duplicate these arrangements for the sole use of your ensemble. This is a non-transferable license that applies to this product only, and is for your sole specific use. Adaptations for Use ith Handchimes Handchimes are a unique, beautiful instrument ith their on special qualities. Some techniques used on handbells are not appropriate for handchimes and can cause damage. Belo are some suggestions for adapting handbell techniques for use ith handchimes. Shake ff Substitute normal ringing, or shake very lightly Mallet (suspended bells) q Substitute soft normal ringing Stopped sounds: Thumb Damp TD Mallet (bells on table) ao. All stopped sounds are executed on handchimes by placing the index finger (or thumb and index finger) firmly against the tines at the U opening hile the handchime is rung. This produces a short, stopped sound, and is to be substituted for all of the handbell stopped sounds listed on the left.

2 2 A page about the composer precedes each song. Contents Jean Sibelius: About the Composer 3 Theme from Finlandia L1+ Jean Sibelius Edard MacDoell: About the Composer 7 To a Wild ose L1+ Edard MacDoell 8 (from Woodland etches) Felix Mendelssohn: About the Composer 11 Andante L2 Felix Mendelssohn 12 (from Violin Concerto) Johann Pachelbel: About the Composer 16 Canon in D L2 Johann Pachelbel 17 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: About the Composer 20 Andante Cantabile L2 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 21 Franz Schubert: About the Composer 2 Theme from the Unfinished Symphony L2+ Franz Schubert 25 Handbell Notation 29 Teaching Suggestions 30 Index 32 Sharon Elery ogers, a composer ith over 600 publications to her credit, received her music degrees from Hillsdale College and Wayne State University in Michigan. She recently retired as director of music and organist at Auburn oad Presbyterian Church in Venice, Florida, and is a freelance composer. In past years she has served as a supervisor and teacher in three Michigan public school districts, and as orkshop leader and adjudicator for many school festivals. She on the 1993 Area IV AGEH composition contest and continues to receive annual ASCAP aards for her numerous handbell, choral, organ and instrumental publications and performances. She is an Honorary Life Member of the American Guild of Organists Detroit Chapter and the Cecilian Musicale (The American Federation of Music Clubs), and a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Aard from Hillsdale College.

3 About the Composer 3 Jean Sibelius ( ) Finnish composer Jean Sibelius painted musical pictures of Finland s countryside and diverse people. All of this rich folklore is described in Sibelius Second Symphony (1911) hich has a Scandinavian flavor and is filled ith memorable melodic themes. It ranges from moods of armth and tenderness to sudden rushing, impulsive aves of sound like a violent ind on the shore of a lake, often sounding above a melancholy, monotonous background. In earlier years, Sibelius as knon for his romantic orks. In 1925 he rote Symphonies #3 and # and a symphonic poem, Tapiola. In later years he rote bagatelle-type piano pieces and sonatinas. His most popular piece is the romantic ork, Finlandia, hich is sometimes sung to the ords, Dear Land of Home or Be Still, My Soul.

4 Theme from Finlandia 2 or 3 octaves Handbells or handchimes used: 16, (22) # # # # 2 octave choirs omit notes in ( ). # # 1 # mf Sloly (q = ca ) # cresc. from FINLANDIA, Op. 26 Jean Sibelius, arr. Sharon Elery ogers Permission is granted to the original purchaser of this book to reproduce as needed.

5 5 # # # # mp # # mf # # # # Ó f

6 8 To a Wild ose 2 or 3 octaves Handbells or handchimes used: 17, (2) 1 # mp # # # # # With tenderness (q = ca. 88) 2 octave choirs omit notes in ( ). 2 3 # # from Woodland etches Edard MacDoell, arr. Sharon Elery ogers # # # n # mp mf (mel.)* # - # mf Ó - Ó - Ó # - * Bring out the melody notes marked ith short horizontal stress lines and ring the other notes softer. Permission is granted to the original purchaser of this book to reproduce as needed.

7 12 Andante (from Violin Concerto) 2 or 3 octaves Handbells or handchimes used: 25, (35) 1 Sloly, ith expression (q = 88) 3 3 # # # b # # # b p 2 octave choirs omit notes in ( ) # # # b # mp from Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 6 Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Sharon Elery ogers Permission is granted to the original purchaser of this book to reproduce as needed.

8 Canon in D Major 17 # # # # 2 or 3 octaves Handbells or handchimes used: 15, (20) 1 # # Andante sostenuto (q = ca. 100) # # 2 octave choirs omit notes in ( ) # # # # # # # # # The Celebrated Canon Johann Pachelbel, arr. Sharon Elery ogers Ó p LV LV LV LV LV LV LV LV LV LV LV LV LV LV LV ẇ ẇ Permission is granted to the original purchaser of this book to reproduce as needed.

9 Andante Cantabile 21 2 or 3 octaves Handbells or handchimes used: 16, (22) b b b b b b bb 1 bb Smoothly floing (q = ca ) b b mp b b n mf from String Quartet No. 1 in Bb Major, Op. 11 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Sharon Elery ogers ẇ n n Permission is granted to the original purchaser of this book to reproduce as needed.

10 Theme from the Unfinished Symphony 25 2 or 3 octaves Handbells or handchimes used: 18, (26) With energy (q = 88) f b # b # 2 octave choirs omit notes in ( ). from Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 (First Movement) Franz Schubert, arr. Sharon Elery ogers rit. e dim. Sloly, ith expression (q = 72) Mallet bells on table or TD (thumb damp bells) mp J.... mf (mel.) * j J. j.... * In measures 10, 11, etc., the dotted eighth/sixteenth note figure may be rung as to even eighth notes, herever it appears throughout the piece. Permission is granted to the original purchaser of this book to reproduce as needed.

11 30 Teaching Suggestions Theme from Finlandia - Jean Sibelius Theme from Finlandia should be rung gently ith an underlying steady beat throughout. Note the melody of the piece begins on the second beat of measure 9, marked P. In measure 17, it is important to crescendo to F. Watch carefully hich notes are tied throughout the song. In measure 33, the melody sitches into the bass clef. The melody should be rung gently, ith the notes in the treble clef playing softer so the melody clearly stands out in the bass. The piece ends gently ith an LV in measure 36 and part of 37, and the piece becomes sloer as it diminishes to the end. The director may ant to assign the D#5 to a ringer ho is not busy in measures 23 and 2, to avoid quick bell changes for the D5/E5 ringer. To a Wild ose (from Woodland etches) 8 - Edard MacDoell Woodland etches is a collection of piano pieces that paint romantic pictures of old American scenes. This most beloved piece in the collection, To a Wild ose, should be rung tenderly. Throughout most of the piece, the melody is in the highest bells. Hoever, in measure 9 it begins in the middle range and then moves to the treble top notes in measure 12. The director may ant to assign the C#5 to a ringer ho is not busy in measures, 12, 25, 3, and 39, to avoid quick bell changes for the B/C5 ringer. Andante (from Violin Concerto) 12 - Felix Mendelssohn The slo, middle movement of Mendelssohn s last large orchestral piece, Andante features a beautiful, haunting melody. Since the composer himself as a child prodigy at age 9, he rote this concerto for 1-year-old violinist Ferdinand David, ho performed it in 185 ith the composer conducting the orchestra in Leipzig, Germany. This lyrical, romantic piece lends itself ell to the bell sound. Be careful to bring out the melody throughout, and observe the crescendo and dimenuendo markings. In measure 66 quietly ring the chord on beat one, folloed by a sing donard on beat 2 and upard on beat 3. Canon in D 17 - Johann Pachelbel This style of music lends itself ell to bells and chimes. It is important to damp carefully ith each ne LV. (ing each note and let vibrate ithout damping until the next LV begins.) This occurs in measures In measures 17-2, the melody notes (donstemmed treble and upstemmed bass notes) should be brought out. Voice leading lines help to sho the movement of the melody beteen the treble and bass clefs. In measures 1 to the end, the melody appears in octaves, hile the upstemmed treble notes are thumb damped (TD.) Practice the thumb-damping pattern in measure 1 by ringing and saying, thumb, rest, thumb, rest.

12 32 Index Music Andante (Violin Concerto) L2 Felix Mendelssohn 12 Andante Cantabile L2 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 21 Canon in D L2 Johann Pachelbel 17 Theme from Finlandia L1+ Jean Sibelius Theme from the Unfinished Symphony L2+ Franz Schubert 25 To a Wild ose (Woodland etches) L1+ Edard MacDoell 8 Composer Pages Edard MacDoell 7 Felix Mendelssohn 11 Johann Pachelbel 16 Franz Schubert 2 Jean Sibelius 3 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 20 Additional esources Adaptations for Use ith Handchimes 1 Handbell Notation 29 Teaching Suggestions 30