{"id":74,"date":"2017-05-25T15:26:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T15:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/?p=74"},"modified":"2017-05-25T19:25:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:25:14","slug":"handchimes-choral-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/handchimes-choral-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Handchimes with Choral Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uiSms4GYlro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Handchimes accompany voices beautifully.\u00a0 Even if you own handbells, consider using handchimes with a choral anthem. \u00a0Their\u00a0resonant sound will lead to a powerful performance when added to a choral ensemble. \u00a0Undeniably, there are times when handbells are more appropriate as on Easter Sunday with SATB voices, brass and organ however, there are times when the simplicity of handchimes is the perfect choice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Because of their design, handchimes produce the purest of tones.\u00a0 Depending on the tube shape (square is best), no other instrument has so few overtones.\u00a0 This is a useful quality when working with younger musicians as children will be able to hear the pitch of the handchimes easily and this will be helpful with intonation.\u00a0 Sometimes, when handbells are used to accompany choral anthems, the overtones present in the handbell sound may confuse the children when finding pitches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The softer, vibrating aluminum tines of handchimes produces a mellower tone which does not overpower the youngers voices.\u00a0 The tone of the handchimes is ever present but not too bright or obtrusive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a two-part or SSA choral setting with handbells, the prominent fundamental pitch may be welcome without the overtones to \u201cground\u201d the sound, providing a richer foundation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SATB voices will welcome the sustain of handchimes to their music when singing slower tempos with sustained phrases.\u00a0 The ethereal sound of handchimes will provide musical line and add a rich thread of sound.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have a favorite anthem with a simple keyboard part, consider replacing the keyboard setting with handchimes as in this setting of Babylon Canon arranged by Roger Emerson as performed here by the Westminster Choir College Concert Bell Choir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Handchimes accompany voices beautifully.\u00a0 Even if you own handbells, consider using handchimes with a choral anthem. \u00a0Their\u00a0resonant sound will lead to a powerful performance when added to a choral ensemble. \u00a0Undeniably, there are times when handbells are more appropriate as on Easter Sunday with SATB voices, brass and organ however, there are times when the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/handchimes-choral-music\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Handchimes with Choral Music<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3],"tags":[23],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}