Martha Lynn Thompson

This collection includes very accessible settings of eight well-known hymn tunes. Each three-octave setting uses only 22-26 bells. Special ringing techniques are limited, making the pieces suitable fo...

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, In Joseph's Lovely Garden, What Wondrous Love, Hymn of Promise, O Sacred Head/O Love Divine.

Combining William Bradbury's familiar hymn, 'Jesus Loves Me, ' with the less familiar 'Swedish Folk Tune, ' this short, simple 3-5 octave arrangement may be played on bells alone, handchimes alone or...

Here is a fun-to-ring 3-5 octave arrangement of Leroy Anderson's novelty showcase, 'Plink, Plank, Plunk'--performed entirely with mallets (bells on the table) and an occasional mart. By using mallets,...

Using 13-14 bells and easily playable by 6 ringers, these cheerful settings of five Christmas favorites include suggestions for doing percussive techniques when tables are not used.

These five settings for worship, weddings, or concerts may all be rung by only 6 ringers. A Bells Used Chart for each piece provides suggested assignments. No four-in-hand ringing is required but, bec...

Martha Lynn Thompson's 3-6 octave transcription of the last movement of Leroy Anderson's 'Suite of Carols for String Orchestra' features a brisk tempo (triple meter with the feeling of one beat per me...

Fun for the ringers to perform and engaging for audiences to hear, Martha Lynn Thompson's setting of this jazzy Leroy Anderson composition makes an excellent concert encore. With the exception of an o...

This new, expanded version of a top-selling Christmas favorite is compatible with the original 3-4 octave version by Martha Lynn Thompson. The addition of the 5th and 6th octaves of bells takes this a...

Martha Lynn Thompson adds another set of six carols to her highly successful series of Ring with 6 collections. Each arrangement uses 14-19 bells and is easily playable by six ringers. A 'Bells Used C...

Leroy Anderson introduced this playful composition to audiences by saying he had often wondered what a clock would sound like if, instead of going 'tick-tock, tick-tock, ' it went 'tock-tick-tock. ' A...

Leroy Anderson introduced this playful composition to audiences by saying he had often wondered what a clock would sound like if, instead of going 'tick-tock, tick-tock, ' it went 'tock-tick-tock. ' A...

Martha Lynn Thompson adds another set of six settings to her highly successful series of Ring with 6 collections. Each arrangement uses 14-22 bells and is easily playable by six ringers. Three pieces...

Martha Lynn Thompson adds another set of five settings to her highly successful Ring with 6 series. Each arrangement uses 14-22 bells and is easily playable by six ringers. Three pieces have optional...

This lively, fun to ring setting from Martha Lynn Thompson is based on an ancient Hebrew melody. Full of variety, verses 1 and 3 feature bass bells malleted on the table with the treble bells ringing...

This is the 6th collection in Martha Lynn Thompson's best-selling Ring with 6 series. Expanding the 12-bell concept, these pieces use 14-17 bells, all are hymn tune or carol settings, and all can be r...

Ring With 6: Year-Round II continues to expand the 12-bell concept by expanding the range (sometimes G4-C7) and providing longer, more challenging arrangements. All pieces are suitable for concert and...

Are twelve hands enough? Sometimes an extra ringer or director-turned-ringer is necessary. Such is the case with these two extended arrangements. 'Holy, Holy, Holy' from Schubert's Deutsche Messe (A4-...

Martha Lynn Thompson's latest volume of Ring with 6 settings consists of five familiar pieces from the classical repertoire suitable for worship and concerts. The 12-bell concept has been expanded to...

Here is a collection of easy hymn settings designed for use by beginning handbell or handchime choirs. If you're looking for a book with many arrangements at the same level of difficulty, this is the...

12 Christmas carols and 7 secular Christmas songs are presented here as texts paired with simple, chordal, handbell/handchimes accompaniments. Each title is presented in both 2-octave and 3-octave set...

Just like it sounds, this is a collection of full-chord settings of well-known hymns to be both rung and sung. The melody must be supplied by group singing, a vocal or instrumental soloist, or by the...

Fanfare on St. Gertrude - for Handbells