As that died down, the chimes of the Cathedral—the sweetest carillon I have ever heard—sounded one o'clock.
It is a full hour after the time fixed, and now at last, as the carillon finishes, there are sounds of heavy boots upon the staircase.
The Cathedral clock was stopped and the carillon turned off for the first time in heaven only knows how many years.
This is Bruges sleeping peacefully in old age, lulled to rest by the sound of its own carillon.
What man is there to whom the bells of his village, the carillon of his city, is not most dear?
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At the present-moment, round where thecarillonis situated, the whole of the grass has completely gone.
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Will a newcarillonbe installed when this is removed?
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The festival features several medieval-themed music and dance groups, including everything from belly dancing, to harps and fiddles, to bagpipes and accordions, to thecarillon.
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Concerts and recitals are performed on thecarillonthroughout the summer.
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Its tower hosts the world's first porcelaincarillon, manufactured in 1929 on the occasion of the town's 1000-years-jubilee.
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The company has been making bells for use in bell and clock towers, peals, chimes, and carillons since 1842.
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The company manufactures bells for use in clock towers, change ringing peals, chimes, and carillons.
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Good monumental clocks have carillons to sound out their chimes.
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The chimes are sometimes mistakenly called acarillonwhich is incorrect as a truecarillonhas at least 23 bells.
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Carillonmusic is typically written on two staves.
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Thecarillonwas replaced, this time with white porcelain bells.
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One final bell was added in 1967 to bring thecarillonup to a total of 50 bells.
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The ambitious project is a symphony for electronics, percussion and bellcarillon, a three-tonne instrument comprising 50 bronze bells.
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In 1939, acarillonconsisting of 23 bronze bells was installed in the churchs spire.
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Thecarillonis generally far too loud to perform with most other concert instruments.
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