Regina Caeli
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The descending stepwise notes are supposed to convey the ringing of a peal of bells. Do they get that across?
Other comments welcome.
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I would say so. Straight descending runs like that are often intended to imitate a peal; in my mind there is sufficient enough of a trope here to be reasonably obvious.
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