O Leave Your Sheep
by Linda R. Lamb
Handbell Choir - Sheet Music

Item Number: 20107942
5 out of 5 Customer Rating
$4.95
Order On Demand
  • Ships in 1 to 2 weeks

Taxes/VAT calculated at checkout.

Share Share
Instruments
Ensembles
Genres
Composers
Arrangers
Publishers
Formats
Item Types
Levels
Usages
5, 6, or 7 octaves handbells - late intermediate

SKU: CG.CGB903

Composed by Linda R. Lamb. Arranged by Linda R. Lamb. Christmas. With 3 octaves handchimes, 2 flutes (or other C inst). Handbell Score. Chorister's Guild #CGB903. Published by Chorister's Guild (CG.CGB903).

UPC: 749193021873.

O Leave Your Sheep is an old French carol sometimes called Quittez, Pasteurs.  The carol text reflects the shepherds’ visitation by the angels as told in Luke 2:8-16, and the mostly-malleted bass line illustrates the urgency expressed in the lyrics, "O leave your sheep... your flocks...your village," to "hasten to adore."  Layers of texture and dynamics are reminiscent of Ravel’s Bolero. If desired, two instruments may substitute for some of the handbell/handchime doubling, making the piece more accessible for ringers.