17 Facts About Carillon

Carillon is a pitched percussion instrument that is played with a keyboard and consists of at least 23 cast bronze bells.

In 2006, the World Carillon Federation developed the WCF Keyboard 2006, which is a compromise between the two standards.

Carillon's cast bronze, cup-shaped bells are housed at the top of a tower in a structure typically made of steel or wooden beams.

Carillon bells are made of bell bronze, a specialized copper–tin alloy used for its above-average rigidity and resonance.

Carillon has a dynamic range similar to a piano, if not more versatile.

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Carillon's range is directly proportional to the number of bells it has.

Carillon originated from two earlier functions of bells: ringing bells to send messages and ringing bells to indicate the time of day.

Carillon culture experienced a peak around this time and until the late-18th century.

Carillon owners resisted by, for example, petitioning the new governments to declare their instruments as "culturally significant" or by disconnecting the bells and burying them in secret.

Carillon further developed the tumbler rack system of transmission cables that his father had installed on the cathedral carillon.

Carillon established regular Monday night concerts at the suggestion of the city council.

Carillon encouraged his University of Kansas peers to compose for the carillon, and he produced many of his own compositions.

Carillon music was first published in North America in 1934.

In 1968, the Anton Brees Carillon Library was established at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida, US; it contains large collections of carillon music and related materials.

Carillon recitals are traditional performances that take place on fixed schedules throughout the week.

World Carillon Federation is the central organization of carillon players and enthusiasts.

Carillon's connected a traditional baton keyboard to a system of chime bars and fixed the structure to a portable frame.