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An arrangement is a hymn melody that has been specially reconceptualized for a pleasing performance on a chime or carillon of a particular voicing and scope. This may include some stylistic variations between verses for variety. Choices of harmony notes, when used, are made with respect to the timbre and harmonic decay times of the bells.

SATB voicings found in hymnals never sound good on bells and modern church musicians rarely play them as such on other instruments, but rather improvise an accompaniment using the harmonic structure of the hymn.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATB SATB] voicings found in hymnals never sound good on bells and modern church musicians rarely play them as such on other instruments, but rather improvise an accompaniment using the harmonic structure of the hymn.

Since many chimes are capable of playing in only a few keys, the original tune must be transposed to fit the chime. Also a chime may be missing semitones needed to accurately play the original melody. A decision has to be made to attempt it with changes to the melody, or that it will not be available on less than a given scope of instrument.

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== Chromatic ==

Chromatic refers to structures derived from the chromatic scale, which consists of all semitones. Every available note is a half-tone apart.

Chromatic refers to structures derived from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_scale chromatic scale], which consists of all semitones. Every available note is a half-tone apart.

== Diatonic ==

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 An arrangement is a hymn melody that has been specially reconceptualized for a pleasing performance on a chime or carillon of a particular voicing and scope. This may include some stylistic variations between verses for variety. Choices of harmony notes, when used, are made with respect to the timbre and harmonic decay times of the bells.
-SATB voicings found in hymnals never sound good on bells and modern church musicians rarely play them as such on other instruments, but rather improvise an accompaniment using the harmonic structure of the hymn.
+[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATB SATB] voicings found in hymnals never sound good on bells and modern church musicians rarely play them as such on other instruments, but rather improvise an accompaniment using the harmonic structure of the hymn.
 Since many chimes are capable of playing in only a few keys, the original tune must be transposed to fit the chime. Also a chime may be missing semitones needed to accurately play the original melody. A decision has to be made to attempt it with changes to the melody, or that it will not be available on less than a given scope of instrument.
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 == Chromatic ==
-Chromatic refers to structures derived from the chromatic scale, which consists of all semitones. Every available note is a half-tone apart.
+Chromatic refers to structures derived from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_scale chromatic scale], which consists of all semitones. Every available note is a half-tone apart.
 == Diatonic ==