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motion. A second way is to pick up the third bell sideways so the clapper swings outward. Ringers with good control can then ring the first bell without ringing the third, allowing them to play three notes in two hands. Another method, called interlocked six-in-hand, can be set up by interlocking the handles of two bells so that the clappers move in the same direction (similar to the
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provides a staccato sound similar to plucking or malleting on the table. This is often described as a "tinkling" sound. The bell is rung with a thumb and/or several fingers touching the outside below the rim; this damps the sound immediately after the bell is rung. This technique can often be easier
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to strike the casting of the bell. This can create a staccato tone when the casting is pressed into padding, a normal tone when the bell is suspended, or even a drum-roll effect when multiple mallets are used or multiple hits on the bell are played. Suspended malleting can be employed to create a
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is when the bell is rung and then swung down and a bit behind the ringer and back up to the normal position. This creates an "echo" effect. The mouth of the bell must rotate around to create the sound change that resembles a tower bell. Usually this is done over a period of three or four beats.
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as well as free sites from individual composers and arrangers. Costs associated with handbell music typically result from shipping (many scores are only published in hard-copy) and dissemination; as most scores do not permit duplication and must be purchased individually for each ringer.
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more pleasant for the ringers to learn and practise in the warmth of the local pub rather than in a cold tower in winter. The handbell sets used by change ringers had the same number of bells as in the towers – generally six to twelve, tuned to a
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a standardized bell layout. It is used by many soloists. The notational symbol used for
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2174:Justice Bell
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1796:Bell pattern
1786:Bellfounding
1611:Drum machine
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2363:John Murphy
2318:Miles Graye
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2224:Temple Bell
2189:Mingun Bell
1993:Ship's bell
1974:Jingle bell
1940:Crotal bell
1930:Church bell
1846:Strike tone
1826:Campanology
1811:Bell shrine
1806:Bell-ringer
1769:terminology
1667:Drum circle
1231:7 September
1205:7 September
625:Campanology
620:Belleplates
615:Bell shrine
525:tower swing
323:treble clef
315:, and the D
233:Performance
200:Schulmerich
182:Terminology
74:Inventor(s)
67:111.242.222
2512:Categories
2425:Hugh Watts
2218:Swan Bells
1877:Altar bell
1791:Bell-gable
1688:Drum stick
1593:Wood block
1568:Tambourine
1558:Snare drum
1428:Vibraphone
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1101:24 October
1077:(3): 41–44
1055:2009-08-13
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1018:(3): 10–11
974:2008-03-08
953:2023-11-23
929:2017-12-25
878:2017-12-25
857:(2): 37–38
835:2009-08-13
811:2022-05-01
765:(3): 36–37
741:1550893039
717:(Thesis).
700:References
668:Performers
573:martellato
532:Thumb damp
484:Martellato
415:martellato
389:Four bells
143:bells for
57:Percussion
2408:Schilling
2348:Marinelli
2313:Grassmayr
2266:Bergholtz
2231:Tsar Bell
2159:Great Tom
2070:Blagovest
1988:Mini-ring
1945:Dead bell
1920:Call bell
1899:Bianzhong
1892:Bell tree
1856:Zvonnitsa
1548:Mark tree
1513:Castanets
1488:Bass drum
1433:Xylophone
1418:Tubaphone
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1157:Overtones
1119:Overtones
1071:Overtones
1031:Overtones
1012:Overtones
851:Overtones
759:Overtones
733:886962867
635:Dead bell
630:Handchime
473:Malleting
425:Six bells
313:bass clef
220:overtones
155:in 1784.
137:Wiltshire
133:Aldbourne
105:Handchime
85:1696–1724
82:Developed
2241:Kentucky
2226:(Boston)
2041:Carillon
2037:Chiming
1969:Handbell
1950:Doorbell
1925:Cat bell
1887:Babendil
1882:Aluphone
1781:Bell-cot
1637:Drum kit
1588:Triangle
1583:Timbales
1456:Steelpan
1446:Handbell
1403:Crotales
1398:Carillon
1310:Handbell
1177:Archived
1139:Archived
805:BBC News
784:Archived
737:ProQuest
640:Angklung
609:See also
539:Notation
495:staccato
491:Plucking
318:♭
309:middle C
304:♯
247:melodies
116:handbell
31:Handbell
2449:Related
2393:Rudhall
2378:Paccard
2358:Meneely
2353:McShane
2343:Juutila
2144:Big Ben
2053:Canpanò
1935:Cowbell
1821:Bourdon
1621:Octapad
1573:Tam-tam
1543:Maracas
1533:Cymbals
1528:Cowbell
1493:Bodhrán
1466:Timpani
1451:Handpan
1413:Marimba
1270:Sources
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367:damping
259:octaves
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127:History
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