Composer : | Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix (1809 - 1847) | ||||||
Instrumentation : | Choral SATB, Piano & Organ | ||||||
Style : | Christmas - Carols | ||||||
Arranger : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||||||
Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||||||
Lyricist : | Charles Wesley | ||||||
Langage : | English | ||||||
Date : | 11/30/2011 | ||||||
Copyright : | Public Domain | ||||||
Added by magataganm, 30 Nov 2011 "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" music is from the second chorus of a cantata by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) written in 1840 to commemorate Johann Gutenberg and the invention of printing. The words are from a hundred years earlier, written in 1739 by Charles Wesley whose brother, John, Wesley founded the Methodist Church. My arrangement for Piano, Organ, English Handbells and Choir is an ensemble for piano, organ, English handbells and SATB choir arranged for the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church (SVUMC) from the United Methodist Church Hymnal #240. I added English Handbells in order to add brilliance to this magnificent work. I arranged it into a full orchestral score, in modified keys of F and G Major. The addition of English Handbells was not written to replace the piano and organ accompaniment. Rather, it adds color and brilliance to the fanfare ? like sections of the score. The full score, including the English Handbell part, is not necessary for performance. Conductors should simply mark English Handbell entrance cues in their score. Care should be taken so that English Handbells are not overwhelmed by the accompanying piano and organ, especially the organ. I suggest that the manual stops be bright flutes or brass and strings (as noted in the ?Organ Registration? section) with no doubling of pitches, with eight and sixteen foot pedal stops only. Four foot manual stops should be avoided. Source / Web : | MuseScore Site | Sheet central : | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (98 sheet music) | |
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