Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stationary set of chromatically tuned bells in a tower, usually played from a keyboard.
- noun A composition written or arranged for these bells.
- intransitive verb To play a carillon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A set of stationary bells tuned so as to play regularly composed melodies, and sounded by the action of the hand upon a keyboard or by machinery.
- noun A small instrument furnished with bells, properly tuned, and with finger-keys like those of the pianoforte.
- noun A simple air adapted to be performed on a set of bells.
- noun The rapid ringing of several large bells at the same time, with no attempt to produce a tune or the effect of tolling.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys.
- noun A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A set of
bells , often in a belltower , sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from theLow Countries . - noun A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun set of bells hung in a bell tower
- noun playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I think the thing with "carillon" is that it is a whole range of different sounds ... each coins strikes a different note as it hits the others ... a chime is surely a single note?
At Swim, One Ambassador Sharon Bakar 2005
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It was a carillon, that is, a continued mass of real music, in which whole tunes, songs, and elaborate pieces of such length, mass and harmony, as only a choir of many voices, a band of music, or an orchestra of many performers could produce.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks William Elliot Griffis 1885
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It evolved into what is now known as the carillon - the world's heaviest musical instrument!
Culture | guardian.co.uk David McNamee 2010
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Come down to Hyde Park Sunday at 6pm for a carillon is a huge, ancient instrument which appears to be made out of bells of varying sizes.
unknown title 2009
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Apparently if bells play a recognisable tune, they are different kind of bells and it's called a carillon or something.
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Come down to Hyde Park Sunday at 6pm for a carillon is a huge, ancient instrument which appears to be made out of bells of varying sizes.
unknown title 2009
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Come down to Hyde Park Sunday at 6pm for a carillon is a huge, ancient instrument which appears to be made out of bells of varying sizes.
unknown title 2009
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"It's a wonderful opportunity to spend an evening together in the park, and also support this carillon, which is a really rare musical treasure," Walker said.
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Come down to Hyde Park Sunday at 6pm for a carillon is a huge, ancient instrument which appears to be made out of bells of varying sizes.
unknown title 2009
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Come down to Hyde Park Sunday at 6pm for a carillon is a huge, ancient instrument which appears to be made out of bells of varying sizes.
unknown title 2009
whichbe commented on the word carillon
A huge number of automobiles.
December 16, 2008