A carillion is indeed a set of tuned bells, but as you correctly presumed of the kind you put up in a belfry. They're fairly common in the Low Countries (i.e. Holland, most of Belgium and some small bits of western Germany and northern France) where every self-respecting town should have one.
Here are some pictures of the one in Bruges: http://www.carillon-brugge.be/archief.htm#beiaardklokken There are 47 tuned bells, for a total weight of well over 60,000 pounds. I can hear this carillion in my garden if the wind comes from the right direction. I live 2 miles from the city centre. Not to say you should play the Bizet to be heard from that distance, but celesta should be the very last thing on your mind ;-) On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 01:55, Steve Haflich <[email protected]> wrote: > Jonathan West <[email protected]> wrote: > > It has the same meaning as cuivré, i.e. brassy. > > Correct. > > Carillon is a kind of bell, > > Incorrect. The meaning of carillon is a set of tuned bells that can > play melodies or even multi-voice compositions. But my intuition is > that this term implies the kind of bells that would be hung in a > steeple, not the kind of bells found inside a celesta. It also implies > an insrument playable by a single performer, or a with a very few > assistants, not the kind of bell performance performed by a handbell > choir, but I haven't researched this interpretation. > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/corbasse%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
