This sheet music collection of 20 folk songs is notated for 13-note (one octave, C to C chromatic scale) instruments with Handbells on one staff and Boomwhackers® on a second staff creating an instrumental ensemble (requires one set of each instrument). Handbells play the melody while the Boomwhackers® keep a steady beat with three-note chords. For each song, there is a combined score with both parts on a grand staff plus a separate 1-staff score for each individual part. A note and chord reference chart is also provided for each song.

The songs in this digital book are ordered by difficulty with the easiest songs presented first. The songs progressively incorporate more challenging rhythms, some requiring rapid chord changes. Many of the songs include two verses. The first verse is ?easy? with fewer notes. The second verse is ?intermediate? and expands the melody by adding more notes (sometimes including harmony notes). If you want to learn (practice) only the ?easy? verse, an optional ending is provided or it can be skipped to perform the two verses together.

Though this sheet music is notated for Handbells and Boomwhackers®, these arrangements are playable by any 13-note, C to C chromatic scale (one octave) instrument such as a xylophone or glockenspiel. The melody could also be played by a recorder.

This set of scores uses colored noteheads corresponding to the Boomwhackers® color scheme. If you have a set of bells or tubes with a different color scheme, ?Chroma-Notes Stick Ons? can be purchased and applied so the instruments match the Boomwhackers® color scheme. This set of scores is also available (separate purchase) in black and white which will print clearer if you do not have access to a color printer.

Only filled noteheads (quarter and eighth notes) are used so the notes are full color and easier to see (this does not indicate the bells need to be silenced immediately before the next beat). Also, only quarter and eighth rests are used to help visualize the number of beats per measure. Lyrics and chord names are provided as well to aid in the learning and teaching of this song.

The number of ringers and whackers needed will vary depending on the skill level of the participants. For more advanced players, each person could be assigned two or three notes. For beginners, it is best to assign one or two notes to each person. Instrument assignment suggestions are provided for each song.

Other suggestions and uses:
* have both parts played by bells or both parts played using only Boomwhackers®
* form a choir using multiple sets of bells and/or Boomwhackers® (this would amplify the sound and allow more people to participate)
* use as part of the music education for children at school, home, or church
* these colorful, inexpensive instruments can be enjoyed by all ages and add a fun, unique element to activities and programs: senior centers, family reunions, church retreats, home school groups, children?s ministries


Each of the 20 arrangements in this collection is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

Titles included in this collection:
Alphabet Song
Be Kind to Your Loved Ones
B-I-N-G-O
Doo-dah-day!
Good Morning, Merry Sunshine
He?s Got the Whole World In His Hands
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hokey Pokey
Hot Cross Buns
I Love the Mountains
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Little Robin Red-breast
Old MacDonald
On Top of Old Smokey
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Simple Gifts
Skip to My Lou
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
The Water Is Wide

Boomwhackers® is a registered trademark of Rhythm Band Instruments, LLC, Fort Worth, TX. Used by permission.

Starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris, the 1995 American film Apollo 13 tells the story of the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission that turned into a struggle to get the three astronauts aboard home safely. The screenplay was adapted from the book Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by astronauts Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards (winning for Best Film Editing and Best Sound).

The iconic and moving score to Apollo 13 was composed and conducted by James Horner. It was nominated for an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.

This arrangement of the Main Theme is for the UK-style brass band, with alternative parts for horns in F and bass-clef lower brass. A recording from the original soundtrack can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTSmtKDvnWQ.

File type: PDF
Key: C
Total Pages: 13 (Score and Parts)
**{Score: 5 pages}
**{Violin: 2 pages}
**{Violoncello: 2 pages}
Parts: Violin - Violoncello


THIS ARRANGEMENT IS ALSO
AVAILABLE FOR:
> STRING DUO
> STRING TRIO

Ave Maria, composed in 1889 is the first movement of Verdi's Quattro pezzi sacri for a cappella chorus. Verdi was inspired to compose this work, prompted by the challenge put forth to harmonize the Enigmatic Scale (Scala Enigmatica Armonizzata) by composer Adolfo Crescentini. The rather bizarre scale is passed around to all the parts throughout the entire work and is part of the mystery of this sacred work.

This 4-minute piece has been brilliantly arranged by Denis Jiron for 13-part Brass Ensemble with the following instrumentation: Cornet in B-flat, 3 Flugelhorns, 4 Horns, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba.

This work may be performed by moderately advanced performers.

"Silent Night" (Stille Nacht) by Franz Gruber. Original arrangement for Flute Quartet (easy/intermediate) by Francesco Leone.
Sscore and set of Parts (5) : C Flutes 1-4, included G Alto Flute (instead Flute 4).
Duration 3 min. - Key F with modulation in Bb.

Hungarian Dance No.5 by Johannes Brahms. Arrangement for Piano Duet. With Full Score and Individual Parts. Enjoy it!

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs" of music, a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow.

For Tutorials, Play Alongs or request New Arrangements, visit the YouTube Channel: Sheet Music To Play

Arrangement for Saxophone Quartet satb (intermediate) by Francesco Leone. Score and set of parts (4): Bb Soprano, Eb Alto, Bb Tenor and Eb Baritone Saxophones. Key concert Bb / duration 3.00 (+-)

The Pizzicato Polka is a piece of orchestral music by Johann Baptist & Josef Strauss composed in 1869 for a trip to Imperial Russia. It was published in 1870. The polka was written for string orchestra and glockenspiel. It was hugely popular, especially in Italy, where it was included on every program Strauss played there. The piece consists of four melodies and the work is arranged in ternary form (A-B-A). The original piece is scored for plucked strings.

10 Easy Christmas Tunes arranged for Clarinet quartet by Francesco Leone - Set of parts: 4 Bb soprano clarinet or 3 + bass (included 2 alternative parts for Eb Alto Clarinet/Sax) . dur.13.00
contents: 1.Go Tell it on the Mountain 2.God Rest Ye Merry,Gentlemen 3.In dulci Jubilo 4.O Christmas Tree 5.O Holy Night 6.O Little Town of Bethlehem 7.Over the river and through the woods 8.The Twelve Days of Christmas 9.Up on the Housetop 10.We Thee Kings of Orient Are.

10 Easy Christmas Tunes arranged for Bb Trumpet Quartet . Set of parts - Comfortable range and keys. dur.13.00
contents: 1.Go Tell it on the Mountain 2.God Rest Ye Merry,Gentlemen 3.In dulci Jubilo 4.O Christmas Tree 5.O Holy Night 6.O Little Town of Bethlehem 7.Over the river and through the woods 8.The Twelve Days of Christmas 9.Up on the Housetop 10.We Thee Kings of Orient Are.