Paul's Music

If you are interested in any of Paul's unpublished compositions or
arrangements, or would like to commission an original composition, please
contact Paul W. Allen at pwallen@riverbells.org or via the link below.

 

  

COMPOSITIONS and ARRANGEMENTS •

 

ADIEU, THE

 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

    for 3- to 4-octave Handbell Choir

 arr. Paul W. Allen (1991)

 

 

aJOITA RING!

Paul W. Allen (2002)

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir

    Written for and Dedicated to RiverBells

    Published by High Meadow Music Publishing, 2004

 

 

ANDANTE CON MOTO

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

    Second movement of the "Italian" Symphony

arr. Paul W. Allen (1986)

    for 4- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

 

 

BAGATELLE IN F

Ludwig van Beethoven

    for 2- to 3-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1988)

 

 

BETHENA

Scott Joplin

    for Symphonic Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1992)

    for Saxophone Quintet

 

 

BLUES IN THE NIGHT

Harold Arlen

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (2002)

    Written for and Dedicated to RiverBells

 

 

BRIN D'AMOUR POLKA

R. Dalmain

    for Brass Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1990)

 

 

BUFFOONS' TROTH, THE

Paul W. Allen (2003)

    for Handbell Solo and Woodwind Quintet

    Commissioned by Michele Sharik

 

 

BURWOOD TRIPTYCH

Paul W. Allen (1998)

    Four-movement work, for Woodwind Sextet

 

 

BY THE BANKS OF THE SACRAMENTO

Paul W. Allen (2002)

    for 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-octave Handbell Choir and Percussion

    Commissioned by the Handbell Directors of Sacramento, 2002

 

 

CAROL FOR THE CHILD

Paul W. Allen (1987)

    for Organ Solo

    for 3- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

    Dedicated to Susan Elizabeth Coddington-Allen, on our wedding

    Published by National Handbell Music, 1991

 

 

CARILLON FANFARE FOR MY BRIDE

Paul W. Allen (1988)

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir

    Subsumed into the opening of "Rhapsody for Band and Bells"

 

 

CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO

Harry Warren

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir, Alto Saxophone

arr. Paul W. Allen (2002)

    Written for and Dedicated to RiverBells

 

 

CLARINETS SWEET

Paul W. Allen (1997)

    Six songs for six different Clarinets, based on Psalms

 

 

COLD WAR REQUIEM

Paul W. Allen (1994)

    For SATB Choir and Soloists and Piano

lyrics, Chuck Myer

 

 

CONQUERING HERO COMES, THE

Georg Frederik Handel

    for Brass Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1992)

 

 

CREATOR GOD

Paul W. Allen (1984)

    SATB Hymn

lyrics, Sylvia Eagan

 

 

ELITE SYNCOPATIONS

Scott Joplin

    for Symphonic Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1991)

 

 

ELOGE

Paul W. Allen (1993)

    for 3- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

    Dedicated to my father, J. Wayne Allen

    Published by Laurendale Associates, 1996

 

 

EMMANUEL AD VENIO

Paul W. Allen (1996)

    for SATB Choir and Piano

lyrics, Paul Merrill

 

 

ENDLESS FANFARE

Nicolas Jacques Lemmens

    for 3- to 6- octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1994)

    Published by Bronze f/x, 1996

 

 

EPIPHANY RHAPSODY

Paul W. Allen (2004)

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir and Symphonic Band

 

 

EUPHONIC SOUNDS

Scott Joplin

    for Symphonic Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1991)

 

 

EXERCISE IN Bb

Paul W. Allen (1996)

    mobile perpetua for Keyboard

 

 

FANTASIA FOR PERCUSSIVES

Paul W. Allen (1998)

    for Percussion Ensemble

 

 

FANTASY ON "AMAZING GRACE"

Traditional American Tune

    for 3- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1999)

 

 

FIG LEAF RAG

Scott Joplin

    for 3- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1994)

 

 

FUGUE IN C-MAJOR

Dietrich Buxtehude

    for Clarinet Quartet

arr. Paul W. Allen (1993)

 

 

GLADIOLUS RAG

Scott Joplin

    for 3- to 6-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1994)

    Published by Bronze f/x, 1996

    Recorded on CD "A Dazzling Bouquet," 2002

 

 

HALLELUJAH CHORUS, THE

Georg Frederik Handel

    for Brass Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1992)

 

 

HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD, THE

Benedetto Marcello

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir and Symphonic Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1994)

 

 

HYDRAULICS!

Paul W. Allen (1999)

    for Symphonic Band

    Extracted from "I Am Claude Chana"

 

 

HYMNE

Vangelis

    for 3- to 4-octave Handbell Choir and Handchimes

arr. Paul W. Allen (1987)

 

 

I AM CLAUDE CHANA

Paul W. Allen (1998)

    for Symphonic Band and Narrator

 

 

I'M BOUND FOR THE KINGDOM

Mosie Lister

    for Piano Solo

arr. Paul W. Allen (1992)

    for Symphonic Band

    for 4- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

 

 

IN THE MOOD

Joe Garland

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (2002)

    Written for and Dedicated to RiverBells

 

 

IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON

Harold Arlen

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (2003)

    Written for and Dedicated to RiverBells

 

 

I'VE GOT A GAL IN KALAMAZOO

Harry Warren

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir and Alto Saxophone

arr. Paul W. Allen (2002)

    Written for and Dedicated to RiverBells

 

 

JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING

Johann Sebastian Bach

    for 3- to 4-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1990)

 

 

JUDAH'S DANCE

Paul W. Allen (2004)

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir and optional Percussion

 

 

LAZZ!

Paul W. Allen (1983)

    Musical Comedy on Death

lyrics, Chuck Myer

 

 

LITURGICAL EVOCATIONS

Paul W. Allen (1999)

    for 4- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

 

 

LOVE MEAL, THE

Paul W. Allen (1984)

    SATB Anthem, with Piano

lyrics, June Barnhart

 

 

MAGNETIC RAG

Scott Joplin

    for Brass Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1991)

 

 

MICK'S MARCH

Paul W. Allen (1998)

    for Symphonic Band

 

 

MOLDAU, THE

Bedrich Smetana

    for Symphonic Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1996)

 

 

MOLLY MALONE

Traditional Irish Tune

    for 3- to 4-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1987)

 

 

MOONLIGHT SERENADE

Glenn Miller

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir and Flute

arr. Paul W. Allen (2002)

    Written for and Dedicated to RiverBells

 

 

MY CONSTANT COMPANION

Paul W. Allen (1991)

    SATB Anthem, with Piano, based on Psalm 23

 

 

NATIVITY ANTIPHONAL, A

Malcolm C. Wilson

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir and Symphonic Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1999)

 

 

NEW ENGLAND IDYLLS

Edward MacDowell

    for 4- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (2002)

 

 

PARTING SONG

Paul W. Allen (1984)

    SATB Benediction Anthem, with Piano

 

 

PAVANE

Gabriel Faure

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (2004)

 

 

PLAZCOL

Paul W. Allen (1991)

    for 4- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

    Published by Laurendale Associates, 1996

 

 

PORTENT FOR D., A

Paul W. Allen (1998)

    for Symphonic Band

 

 

PRAYER MEDITATION ON "PINE GLEN"

arr. Paul W. Allen (1994)

 

 

PRAYER OF ST. HILDA, THE

Joseph Knech and Edward Husband

    for 3- to 4-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1988)

 

 

PREMIER DANSER

Paul W. Allen (1987)

    for 3- to 5-octave Handbell Choir and Percussion

    Published by Laurendale Associates, 1996

    (originally titled "Marche Sotte")

 

 

PSALM 139

Paul W. Allen (2001)

    for Soloist(s), Narrator or SATB Choir and Piano or Symphonic Band

    (formerly titled "Search Me, O God, and Know Me")

 

 

RAG-TIME DANCE

Scott Joplin

    for Brass Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1991)

 

 

READ THE SIGNS!

Paul W. Allen (1984)

    SATB Popular song, with Piano

lyrics, Chuck Myer

 

 

RECORDERS SWEET

Paul W. Allen (1992)

    Four-movement suite for SATB Recorders

    Honorable Mention, Chicago Chapter, ARS Composition Contest, 1997

 

 

REGRETS

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

    for 3- to 4-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1991)

 

 

RHAPSODY FOR BAND AND BELLS

Paul W. Allen (1999)

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir and Symphonic Band

 

 

ROADRUNNER MARCH, THE

Paul W. Allen (1993)

    for Symphonic Band

 

 

SADNESS OF SOUL

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

    for 3- to 4-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1991)

 

 

SEE, THE CONQUERING HERO COMES

Georg Frederik Handel

    for Brass Band

arr. Paul W. Allen (1995)

 

 

SETTLER'S SONG

Paul W. Allen (1999)

    for Symphonic Band

    Extracted from "I Am Claude Chana"

    Commissioned by John W. Monks, Music Teacher, Jesuit High School

 

 

SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE

Johann Sebastian Bach

    for SATB Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1991)

 

 

SICILIAN SONATA, A

Dominico Cimarosa

    for 3- to 4-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1988)

 

 

SIMPLE SONATA, A

Dominico Cimarosa

    for 3- to 4-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1988)

    Published by AGEHR, 1991

    Permanently Out-of-Print, 1998

 

 

SONORE SONNETTE

Paul W. Allen (1992)

    Three-movement symphony for 3- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

    With Brass Quintet/Organ/Piano and Percussion and Soloist

    Commissioned by the Handbell Directors of Sacramento, 1993

 

 

SPRITELY SONATA, A

Dominico Cimarosa

    for 3- to 4-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (1994)

 

 

STORMY WEATHER

Harold Arlen

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir, Clarinet

arr. Paul W. Allen (2002)

    Written for and Dedicated to RiverBells

 

 

STRING OF PEARLS, A

Joe Garland

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir, Piccolo

arr. Paul W. Allen (2002)

    Written for and Dedicated to RiverBells

 

 

SUMMER MOUNTAIN

Paul W. Allen (1986)

    SATB Anthem with Piano

    Submitted for Brethren National Youth Conference, 1986

 

 

SUSAN SWEET, THE

Paul W. Allen (1997)

    five songs for String Quartet

 

 

SWEET REMEMBRANCE

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

    for Handbell Soloist and Piano

arr. Paul W. Allen (1992)

 

 

THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC

Harold Arlen

    for 5-octave Handbell Choir

arr. Paul W. Allen (2002)

    Written for and Dedicated to RiverBells

 

 

 

TINTINNABULATION AT THE TWELFTH TONE

Paul W. Allen (1998)

    for 4- to 5-octave Handbell Choir

    Originally titled, "Fanfare for the Common Bell"

 

 

THOUSAND CRANES FOR PEACE, A

Paul W. Allen (1985, rev. 1999)

    Peace Cantata for SATB Choir and Soloists

lyrics, Chuck Myer

    With Guitar, Piano, Woodwind Quintet and Percussion

 

 

TRAVELS II

Paul W. Allen and Jim Maxwell (1978)

    SATB Cantata on the Emmaus theme, with Piano

    Premiered at Monte Toyon Conference, 1978

 

 

TROIS GYMNOPEDIE

Erik Satie

    for Handbell Solo and 5-octave

arr. Paul W. Allen (2002)

    Handchime Choir or Soloists

 

 

UMBRELLAS

Paul W. Allen (1997)