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carillon

[kar-uh-lon, -luhn, kuh-ril-yuhn] / ˈkær əˌlɒn, -lən, kəˈrɪl jən /


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At noon on Tuesday, some church bells and carillons in the Netherlands didn’t sound like they usually do.

From New York Times • May 15, 2024

It also produces the associated parts and mechanisms for bells such as frames, headstocks, wheels, hand-bells, carillons and ropes.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2020

UW’s new carillon is “a gorgeous instrument,” said carillonneur Wesley Arai, who has played 40 to 50 carillons around the country.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2018

Mr. Breuker occasionally brought his idiosyncrasies into the classical realm, with pieces for brass ensembles, carillons and symphony orchestras.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2010

Holland, as we have Page 290seen, is a land of bells and carillons; nowhere in the world are the feet of Time so dogged; but Long John is the most faithful sleuth of all.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.




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