carillon

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Charles Semowich, who plays the carillon inside the 392-foot tower at Riverside Church, said he hears occasional screeching outside his window.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

The final gesture comes as a surprise: a sudden, brilliant cascade from opposite ends of the keyboard toward the center, a carillon from the beyond.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

He decided he wanted to study all of the keyboard instruments: piano, organ, harpsichord, synthesizer … carillon.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2022

The bells were part of a carillon that accompanied chants inside the church, said Franciscan friar Father Stephane, the Custody's liturgist.

From Reuters • Dec. 21, 2021

A carillon is rung every Sunday and Wednesday; I have not heard it, but have been told that it sounds "like sheep-bells."

From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh