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carillon
(redirected from carillonning)

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car·il·lon  (kr-ln, -ln)
n.
1. A stationary set of chromatically tuned bells in a tower, usually played from a keyboard.
2. A composition written or arranged for these bells.
intr.v. car·il·lonned, car·il·lon·ning, car·il·lons
To play a carillon.

[French, alteration of Old French quarregnon, from Late Latin quaterni, quaternin-, set of four; see quaternion.]

carillon [kəˈrɪljən]
n Music
1. (Music / Instruments) a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
2. (Music, other) a tune played on such bells
3. (Music / Instruments) an organ stop giving the effect of a bell
4. (Music / Instruments) a form of celesta or keyboard glockenspiel
vb -lons, -lonning, -lonned
(Music, other) (intr) to play a carillon
[from French: set of bells, from Old French quarregnon, ultimately from Latin quattuor four]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carillon - set of bells hung in a bell tower
chime, gong, bell - a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
2.carilloncarillon - playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
change ringing - ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing
Translations
carillon [kəˈrɪljən] Ncarillón m
carillon
nGlockenspiel nt
carillon [kəˈrɪljən] ncarillon m inv
carillon [kəˈrɪljən] ncarillon m inv


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