Looking for 6-bell music for Advent? As handbell choirs cautiously plan for the fall rehearsal season, and look forward (perhaps with some uncertainty) to upcoming Christmas performances, we’re pleased to offer another 6-bell arrangement that would work for a handbell duo or trio. It’s the beautiful carol O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – for six handbells and piano.

“O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.”

If you’d like to play O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, the sheet music is available to purchase, download and print from Choraegus, our music site. An mp3 accompaniment track is also available to purchase separately. This could be useful for anyone who doesn’t have a pianist available or wants to practise at home.

Other versions of this hymn, available from Choraegus:

An 8-bell (unaccompanied) arrangement

A “surprisingly-easy” 8-bell arrangement

A 16-bell arrangement

An arrangement for 3-5 octaves of handbells and 3 octaves of handchimes (Level 3+)

Information about Choraegus handbell music

Please note that sheet music from Choraegus is designed to be downloaded as PDFs. You’ll be responsible for printing your own music, and you won’t receive anything in the mail. Purchase of a 6-bell arrangement allows you to print and maintain up to three copies for your handbell group (plus the accompaniment score). Purchase also gives permission for recording, broadcasting, live-streaming and sharing on video-sharing sites, church websites and social media. See our licensing agreement for full details. Please remember to mention the title and arranger of the piece on video-sharing sites and social media, and in any printed materials.

If you haven’t purchased music online from Choraegus before, you might like to look at our step-by-step guide, designed to help you navigate the purchase and download process in a (we hope!) stress-free way.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about our music, please start by reading our Frequently-Asked Questions. If you don’t find the answers you need, please contact us, and we’ll do what we can to help!