Untitled This energetic setting of the tune ELLACOMBE uses syncopated percussion parts to build a polyrhythmic texture, providing a somewhat different flavor to this well-known martial hymn. Handbell entrances of derivative motives follow the percussion opening. These first 20 measures could easily be memorized and used as a processional. After a stately announcement of the tune, the middle section contains refreshing harmonic interest and a slower tempo for variety, followed by a rousing reprise of the hymn complete with percussion.
Voicing: 3, 4, or 5 octaves; Congas or Djembe, Claves, Triangle, Tambourine
Composer: Gesangbuch der H.W. k. Hofkapelle, 1784
Arranger: Mary Kay Parrish
Level: 2