carol of the bells

[jonathan]

does anybody know where I can purchase a good arrangement/transcription of this christmas carol?

[arran1810]

The Holiday Gig Book by Mark Johnstone has a a nice arrangement. ISBN: 9780786658886
It is published by MelBay and should be widely available

[Jeremiah Lawson]

Mykola Leontovych died in 1921 so that means the choral setting of the folk song would be public domain by now, wouldn't it? If you have trouble finding a transcription at least now the music is old enough that you could tackle an arranging project.

I think that this Ukrainian carol sounds wonderful set in d minor with drop D tuning. It lets you thrash out some very loud sections and then quiet everything down.

[washburn]

In Chris Parkening's Guitar Method Vol 2 there is a nice, but simple arrangement by David Brandon. (I say "simple," because if I can play it, it is simple )

[PatrickH]

I'm starting work on a collection of pieces to perform this coming holiday season. Carol of the Bells is top on my list. It's terribly cool to discover that I already have the music in Chris Parkening's books.