handbells
Shaken metal ringers
Handbells are small bells with handles, designed to be held and rung by hand.
Each bell sounds a single note, so performers work in groups, with each ringer responsible for specific pitches.
Handbell choirs are common in churches and schools: The handbell ensemble performed Christmas carols.
The bells range from a few ounces to several pounds.
Melodic bell sound
- pealResonant ringing burst
- tintinnabulationSound of bells ringing
- ringClosed curve shape
- tollFee for passage
resonance · pitch · timbre · overtone · sustain · dampen · mellow · bright
Copper-tin alloy
- castingShaping through liquid form
- clapperBell's internal striker
- leatherTanned animal skin
- tunedSet to correct pitch
chromatic · octave · set · case · foam · table · polishing · foundry
Winter nativity celebration
- carolFestive seasonal song
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
advent · processional · service · ceremony · festival · holiday · church · sacred
Sustained resonant sound
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- gyroRotating mass or sandwich
vibrato · striking · assignment · bass · treble · accidentals · dynamics · echo
Bell operators or fakes
- choirOrganized group of singers
- change-ringingRotating bell sequence patterns
- bell-ringingSounding tuned bronze instruments
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
synchronized · conducted · rehearsal · performance · concert · arrangement · director · Methodist
chime
Melodic bell sound
- pealResonant ringing burst
- tintinnabulationSound of bells ringing
- ringClosed curve shape
toll · resonance · pitch · timbre · overtone · sustain · dampen · mellow · bright · clear
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
tuned · chromatic · octave · set · case · foam · table · polishing · foundry · Whitechapel
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
Easter · advent · processional · service · ceremony · festival · holiday · church · sacred · secular
ringing
Sustained resonant sound
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
gyro · vibrato · striking · assignment · bass · treble · accidentals · dynamics · echo · pianissimo
ringers
Bell operators or fakes
- choirOrganized group of singers
- change-ringingRotating bell sequence patterns
- bell-ringingSounding tuned bronze instruments
team · synchronized · conducted · rehearsal · performance · concert · arrangement · director · Methodist · Whitechapel
- percussionbass drum, bongos, cajon, drum, congas
- bellsalarm bell, bell rope, church bell, bronze bell, cow bell
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- kids musicsinging, songs, lullabies, nursery rhymes, alphabet songs
- noisemakersnoisemaker, air horn, bell, buzzer, kazoo
- ritual instrumentstemple bell, church bell, singing bowl, prayer bell, meditation bell
handbellscarillon
Tuned bronze bell instrument
tower bells · church bells · bell tower · bourdon · Big Ben