Sumer Is Icumen In” translates as ‘summer has arrived,’ and is sometimes known as “The Cuckoo Song”. This mid-13th century rota – or round – is dated back to a manuscript from the mid-1200s. Here we have an arrangement complete with ‘cuckoo’ bell snippets represented in the score, and the development is delightful from beginning to end. It begins calmly yet lightly dancing, with melody appearing in both treble and bass staves.The addition of stopped technique of your choice (Pl, mallet, TD) moving into a full-out joyous iteration includes several beautifully developed key changes. The arrangement literally dances to the end and is filled with unbridled joy representing the coming of summer. This is definitely a “must-have” for your ensemble. 89 measures. G Major, C Major, D Major, B Major, Ab Major, with a return to C Major to end.
Sumer Is Icumen In
Handbell Arrangement
Handbell Arrangement
Cuckoo motifs evoke the joyful coming of summer.
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Sumer Is Icumen In” translates as ‘summer has arrived,’ and is sometimes known as “The Cuckoo Song”. This mid-13th century rota – or round – is dated back to a manuscript from the mid-1200s. Here we have an arrangement complete with ‘cuckoo’ bell snippets represented in the score, and the development is delightful from beginning to end. It begins calmly yet lightly dancing, with melody appearing in both treble and bass staves.The addition of stopped technique of your choice (Pl, mallet, TD) moving into a full-out joyous iteration includes several beautifully developed key changes. The arrangement literally dances to the end and is filled with unbridled joy representing the coming of summer. This is definitely a “must-have” for your ensemble. 89 measures. G Major, C Major, D Major, B Major, Ab Major, with a return to C Major to end.
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