"Advent Fantasy" combines the tunes Genevan 42 ("Comfort, Comfort Now My People"); Picardy ("Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence"); Nun Kom, Der Heiden Heidendeiland ("Savior of the Nations, Come"); and Puer Nobis ("On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry"). This wonderful medley of advent hymns will be a delightful addition to handbell choir libraries and will be useful in many situations.
Voicing: Handbells 3,4,5, or 6 octaves
Composer: Louis Bourgeoise, 1510-1561; 17th century French melody; Enchiridia, 1524; Trier manuscript, 15th century
O Leave Your Sheep is an old French carol sometimes called Quittez, Pasteurs. The carol text reflects the shepherds' visitation by the angels as told in Luke 2:8-16, and the mostly-malleted bass line...