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A carillonneur plays the 56-bell carillon of the Plummer Building, Rochester, Minnesota, US The 56-bell carillon of Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [1]. A carillon (US: / ˈ k ær ə l ɒ n / KARR-ə-lon, UK: / k ə ˈ r ɪ l j ən / kə-RIL-yən [2] [3]) is a pitched percussion instrument that is played with a keyboard and consists of at least 23 bells.
Belmont: The William James Pharr Carillon in the First Presbyterian Church is a traditional carillon of 48 bells. The carillon was installed in 1984 and the bells were cast by the Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry. The smallest bell weighs 31 pounds, and the largest bell weighs 4,850 pounds.
: The Banobras Carillon. 47 bells, in the world's tallest carillon tower (125m), which is part of the old headquarters of the Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Publicos in the Tlatelolco neighbourhood. [136] San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, The San Luis Potosí Cathedral has a carillon installed in 2010 with 32 bells. In addition, it has ...
The heaviest carillon is at the Kirk of St Nicholas in Aberdeen, Scotland, weighing 25,846 kilograms (56,981 lb); the lightest is at the Atkinsons Building in London, weighing 3,194 kilograms (7,041 lb). The carillon of St Colman's Cathedral in Cobh has the most bells – 49. The region has several two- and three-octave carillons.
To be considered a carillon, a minimum of 23 bells are needed; otherwise, it is called a chime. Standard-sized instruments have about 50, and the world's largest has 77 bells. The appearance of a carillon depends on the number and weight of the bells and the tower in which it is housed.
The carillon features 67 bells that have a total weight of 82,753 pounds (37,536 kg). The bronze bells vary in size with the largest bell, the G-flat, weighing 7.5 short tons (6.8 t) and the smallest bell weighing 22 pounds (10.0 kg). [5] [4] The carillon originally featured 66 bells but a 67th bell, B-flat, was added in February 2000.
Carillons must have at least 23 bells to be considered as such, and the National Carillon has 57. It was initially installed with 53, and increased to 55 during refurbishments in 2003-2004. [ 3 ] Each bell weighs between 7 kg (15 lb) and 6 t (5.9 long tons; 6.6 short tons).
Carillon Towers, main façade The Levache carillon The Witlockx carillon. The Mafra carillons constitute the largest carillon ensemble in the world. [1] Spanning two 50-metre-high (160 ft) towers in the Palace of Mafra, it features 120 bells, divided into carillon (45 bells in north tower, 53 in the south tower), liturgical and clock bells. [2] [3]