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A carillon
Carillon

A carillon is a musical instrument consisting of at least 23 cast bronze cup-shaped bell s which are played one after the other or sounded together ....
-like instrument with fewer than 23 bell
Bell (instrument)

A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually an open-ended hollow drum which resonates upon being struck....
s is called a chime.

American chimes usually have one to one and a half diatonic octave
Octave

In music, an octave The octave is occasionally referred to as a diapason.The octave above an indicated note is sometimes abbreviated 8va, and the octave below 8vb....
s. Many chimes play an automated piece of music. Prior to 1900, chime bells typically lacked dynamic variation and the inner tuning (the mathematical balance of a bell's complex sound) required to permit the use of harmony. Since 1900, chime bells produced in Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, England, and America have inner tuning and can produce fully harmonized music.

The chime described here, should not be confused with an unrelated musical instrument, the tubular bell
Tubular bell

Tubular bells are musical instruments in the Percussion instrument family. Each bell is a metal tube, 30–38 mm in diameter, tuned by altering its length....
, sometimes called chimes; nor with a wind chime
Wind chime

Wind chimes are chimes constructed from suspended tubes, rods or other objects and are often made of metal or wood. Wind chimes are usually hung outside of a building and are intended to be played by the wind....
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A carillon
Carillon

A carillon is a musical instrument consisting of at least 23 cast bronze cup-shaped bell s which are played one after the other or sounded together ....
-like instrument with fewer than 23 bell
Bell (instrument)

A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually an open-ended hollow drum which resonates upon being struck....
s is called a chime.

American chimes usually have one to one and a half diatonic octave
Octave

In music, an octave The octave is occasionally referred to as a diapason.The octave above an indicated note is sometimes abbreviated 8va, and the octave below 8vb....
s. Many chimes play an automated piece of music. Prior to 1900, chime bells typically lacked dynamic variation and the inner tuning (the mathematical balance of a bell's complex sound) required to permit the use of harmony. Since 1900, chime bells produced in Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, England, and America have inner tuning and can produce fully harmonized music.

The chime described here, should not be confused with an unrelated musical instrument, the tubular bell
Tubular bell

Tubular bells are musical instruments in the Percussion instrument family. Each bell is a metal tube, 30–38 mm in diameter, tuned by altering its length....
, sometimes called chimes; nor with a wind chime
Wind chime

Wind chimes are chimes constructed from suspended tubes, rods or other objects and are often made of metal or wood. Wind chimes are usually hung outside of a building and are intended to be played by the wind....
.

Samples

  • The Arma Sifton bells includes 14 bells (a chime) by Gillett & Johnston
    Gillett & Johnston

    Gillett and Johnston is a clock and bell manufacturing business....
    . Located at the International Peace Garden
    International Peace Garden

    The International Peace Garden is a 3.65 sq. mi. park located on the border between Canada and the United States, in the state of North Dakota and the province of Manitoba....
    ,North Dakota
    North Dakota

    North Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States and Western United States regions of the United States of America. North Dakota is the 19th largest state by area in the US; it is the 48th most populous, with just over 640,000 residents as of 2006....
    ,United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    , they were a gift from Central United Church of Brandon, Manitoba
    Manitoba

    Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
     in 1972. The tower was supplied by North Dakota Veterans and dedicated in 1976.


  • The chimes of St. Peter the Apostle Parish in New Brunswick
    New Brunswick

    New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
    , New Jersey
    New Jersey

    New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    , consist of nine bells were installed in 1870 by Meneely Bell Company of Watervliet
    Watervliet

    Watervliet may refer to:...
    , New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
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See also

  • Campanology: Chimes
    Campanology

    Campanology is the study of bell s. It encompasses the physical realities of bells ? how they are casting , musical tuning and sounded ? as well as the various methods devised to perform bell-ringing....
     (a concise chapter in the general article Campanology)
  • Carillon
    Carillon

    A carillon is a musical instrument consisting of at least 23 cast bronze cup-shaped bell s which are played one after the other or sounded together ....


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