Definition
from McMillan dictionary:
noun; a
musical instrument consisting of a set of bells in a small tower
that you play using a keyboard in the same way that you play a piano.
Word Origin: 1775, from Fr. carillon, from O.Fr. carignon "set of four bells," from L. quaternionem "set of four," from quater "four times," from PIE *kwetrus, from base *kwetwer- "four".
Have
you heard our
carillon bells?
I was aware of the bells long before I was aware of First
Christian Church. Something warm and good about church bells ringing
out over the valley.
While doing, admittedly, quick research for this page, I have found there are different types of carillon bells from ones that actually have bells to ones that are really sound systems. It makes me wonder what we have in our belfry besides bats?
Traditional
I have listed sellers and manufacturers
of carillon bells who have very different
products and a link to an article about the history of carillon bells.
Traditional
Modern
Sound System
Carillon
Bells in History
Listen to Carillon Bells
Amazing Grace
How Great Thou Art
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Christmas Bells
Joyful Noise
Modern
Sound System
Traditional