RINGING ISLE, THE - Parts & Score

Handel called Britain ‘the ringing isle’ because when he moved to London, he heard bells ringing everywhere: great bells in church towers, and handbells in some of the first private houses he visited. The sound of people ‘ringing the changes’ is a peculiarly British sound of celebration. Within The Ringing Isle, Dove incorporates some traditional change-ringing patterns, from ‘Grandsire Doubles’, ‘Oxford Treble Bob Minor’ and his own version of ‘Plain Bob Major’.

Wind Band Grade 5

Duration: 6 minutes

Grade 1	Very Easy - beginner level
Grade 2:	Junior School Band level
Grade 3:	Established Senior School Band Level
Grade 4:	County Band/ Music Centre Band level
Grade 5:	Advanced Music Centre Groups upwards
Grade 6:	Music College and Professional level bands

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