There was once a time… for a glorious few hours on a November evening… when we thought we might be able to start planning a performance for a super-exciting event in New York City. We were asked if we had any Swiss handbell music for the occasion, and we started thinking. Sadly, the performance was not to be, but we still made an arrangement of this Swiss Christmas carol. The thing with inviting bookings for the holiday season is that you never know when you might need to play Christmas carols from other countries. We like to be prepared!

Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen translates as Unto Us a Time has Come. It’s a lively traditional carol from the Lucerne region of Switzerland. We performed it for the first time last Christmas, for an online concert (but not in New York City).

More information about this arrangement

Our 8-bell arrangement of Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen is suitable for 2-4 ringers. We demonstrate it as a 4-in-hand duet, but there’s no requirement to play 4-in-hand, and no need for tables. Our 8-bell music is useful for small-group ringing, or for social distancing.

How to purchase the sheet music

If you’d like to play some Swiss handbell music, the sheet music is available to purchase, download and print from Choraegus. Purchasing this arrangement gives you permission to print up to four copies for your handbell group – so don’t pay for more copies than you need! Your purchase also gives permission for performance, broadcasting, live-streaming and video-sharing online. See our licensing agreement for full details. Please remember to mention the title and arranger of the piece on video-sharing sites, social media and any printed materials.

Choraegus handbell music is designed to come to you as a PDF file, which you’ll need to download. You’ll be responsible for printing your own music, and you won’t receive anything in the mail.

If you haven’t purchased music online from Choraegus before, we recommend our step-by-step guide. We designed this guide 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 someone has asked us a question even once, it will be there, along with the answer. Please contact us if you don’t find the information you need, and we’ll be happy to help.