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a piano the size of a building, played by a knight punching wooden levers with fists.
means A set of tuned bells, usually housed in a tower, played from a keyboard of levers and pedals to produce melodies.
from From French 'carillon,' meaning a chime of bells, which traces back through Old French 'carignon' or 'quarregnon' to a Vulgar Latin form 'quadrinio' — from Latin 'quattuor,' meaning four. The 'four' is the giveaway: early chimes rang in sets of four bells, and the name for the pattern outlived the count, swelling to cover towers of dozens.
- player title
- a master is called a carillonneur
- bell count
- needs at least 23 tuned bells to qualify
- heaviest
- largest bells can weigh several tons each
- hand strike
- played with closed fists on a baton keyboard
- UNESCO
- Belgian carillon culture is protected heritage
for instance
bruges belfry carillon — 47-bell carillon in belgium's bruges, built 1366, unesco world heritage site
hyechon bell carillon seoul — 33-bell carillon at jogye temple in south korea, largest in asia