In the Bleak Midwinter

Arranged for Four Octave Handbells or Handchimes®

Performance Notes:

1. The four supplied pages are formatted to be printed as two pairs of facing pages (e.g. as pages 2 through 5 of a six-page leaflet). If they are printed in this way, there will be no annoying page turns.
2. The music is set according to the four verses of the original. Although vocal parts are not provided herein, it would probably work well as an accomaniment for a vocal solo or small group.
3. In mm. 4-6, if available a tubular bell such as a pipe organ chime may be substituted for the A3 handbell or handchime.
4. In mm. 22 and 26, if an A7 bell or chime is available, it may be added in beat 3 (as a quarter note).
5. There are many "let vibrate" notations for upstem or downstem notes only. Note that on some of these, some notes are doubled. For example, in m. 31, the E4, B4, and G#4 should all be let vibrate even though they are "also" upstem eighth notes.
6. On page 3, the beaming of the upstem treble clef "let vibrate" eighth notes has been set to match the "let vibrate" patterns.