The most interesting of my current handbell projects was supposed to be a nice little arrangement of "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" with some fresh new harmonies, a couple differing sections, get out in 70 measures or so, etc. That is not what has happened. "The World in Solemn Stillness Lay" is currently 88 measures long at the front end, 69 measures long at the back end, and I'm probably going to need at least 50 additional measures to connect the two ends in a fashion that makes sense. That, if you're me counting at home, would make it either the second or third handbell arrangement I've ever seen to break the 200-measure mark. And at the 88-92 bpm it'll be performed at, it's probably easily pushing eight minutes; I only know one handbell-only piece that's broken that barrier. I have not a clue what publishers will think of this piece.
i sincerely do not know what you are doing here. are you lost? were you
looking for your delicate calico cat, and did you follow her up two flights of stairs
to this room? she is not here. she was here, yes. we gave her a warm bowl of milk, we talked with her about campaign finance reform for a time, and then she bid us good day. i believe she was
going to the post office two blocks down, but i don't quite recall.
for surely you did
not find your way from prinsiana, the least traveled site on
the internet. if you did, though, perhaps you are looking for humor. perhaps you are looking for profundity. perhaps you are looking for answers.
i'm sorry, but you shall go naught-for-three.
