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  2. Change ringing - Wikipedia

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    Normally each ringer has a bell in each hand and sit or stand in a circle (like tower ringers). The tower bell terms of handstroke and backstroke are retained, referring to an upwards and downwards ring of the bell respectively; and as in towers, the ringing proceeds in alternate rows of handstroke and backstroke.

  3. Bell tower - Wikipedia

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    A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church , and will contain church bells , but there are also many secular bell towers, often part of a municipal building, an educational establishment, or a tower built specifically ...

  4. Peal - Wikipedia

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    Peal board in St Michael and All Angels' church, Penkridge, Staffordshire, recording the first peal on the new bells in 1832. In campanology (bell ringing), a peal is the special name given to a specific type of performance of change ringing which meets certain exacting conditions for duration, complexity and quality.

  5. Church bell - Wikipedia

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    The bell can swing through just over a full circle in alternate directions. Christian church bells have the form of a cup-shaped cast metal resonator with a flared thickened rim, and a pivoted clapper hanging from its centre inside. It is usually mounted high in a bell tower on top of the church, so it can be heard by the surrounding community ...

  6. Ring of bells - Wikipedia

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    Bell ringing at St Botolph's Aldgate in the City of London. A "ring of bells" is the name bell ringers give to a set of bells hung for English full circle ringing.The term "peal of bells" is often used, though peal also refers to a change ringing performance of more than about 5,000 changes.

  7. Campanology - Wikipedia

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    A bell. Campanology (/kæmpəˈnɒlədʒi/) is both the scientific and artistic study of bells, encompassing their design, tuning, and the methods by which they are rung. It delves into the technology behind bell casting and tuning, as well as the rich history, traditions, and techniques of bellringing as an art form.

  8. Full circle ringing - Wikipedia

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    Bell-ringing at St Botolph's Aldgate, London. Full circle ringing is a technique of ringing a tower bell such that it swings in a complete circle from mouth upwards to mouth upwards and then back again repetitively.

  9. Russian Orthodox bell ringing - Wikipedia

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    To understand the Russian Orthodox method of bell ringing, it is necessary to recognize a few items of terminology. The bells in an Orthodox bell tower (zvonnitsa) are organized into three groups: Zazvonny— the smallest, or soprano bells. Podzvonny— the middle, or alto bells. Blagovestnik— the largest, or bass bells.