Classical music for handbell choirs is available to purchase and download from Choraegus. Click on a title to see the arrangement on our music site, where you’ll find more details about each piece. You’ll see preview pages, audio files, and information about how to purchase music from us!

A list of what’s available:

Islamey
5 octaves of handbells and 5 octaves of handchimes, Level 7

Mily Balakirev spent some time exploring the Caucasus region in southern Russia. He came across the “islamey”, a cultural dance that featured lots of rapid movement. In this vein, he wrote the piece that many regard as the most difficult in all of the piano literature. Nikolai Rubinstein premiered the piece just two months after completing it, in 1869. The musical world has never been the same since. Here it is for handbells!

The Seasons – Tchaikovsky
2 octaves of handbells, Level 3-5+

Nikolay Bernard, the editor of the music magazine Nouvellist, commissioned Tchaikovsky to write a suite of twelve piano solos. They were released, in turn, each month of 1876. When adapted to two octaves of handbells, they become an exciting collection that will challenge the artistic skills of practically any handbell ensemble.

More classical pieces will be coming soon!

We have more classical arrangements on the way. But if you have an idea for a piece you’d like to hear on handbells, let us know and we’ll see what’s possible!