carillon (noun)

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• carillon — ► NOUN ▪ a set of bells sounded from a keyboard or by an automatic mechanism. ORIGIN French, from Old French quarregnon peal of four bells , from Latin quattuor four …   English terms dictionary

• carillon — noun Etymology: French, alteration of Old French quarregnon, modification of Late Latin quaternion , quaternio set of four more at quaternion Date: 1775 1. a. a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• carillon playing — noun playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower • Syn: ↑bell ringing, ↑carillon • Hypernyms: ↑music • Hyponyms: ↑change ringing …   Useful english dictionary

• carillon — noun /ˈkɛrɪˌlɑn/ A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries. Modern carillons are sometimes also operated by computer …   Wiktionary

• carillon — noun (C) a set of bells in a tower that are controlled from a piano keyboard 1 (1), or a tune played on these bells …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• carillon — /kəˈrɪljən / (say kuh rilyuhn) noun 1. a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery. 2. a melody played on such bells. 3. an organ stop which imitates the peal of bells. 4. a set of horizontal… …  

• carillon — car|il|lon [ kə rıljən ] noun count a musical instrument consisting of a set of bells in a small tower that you play using a keyboard in the same way that you play a piano …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• carillon — [ karɪljən, lɒn, kə rɪljən] noun 1》 a set of bells sounded from a keyboard or by an automatic mechanism. 2》 a tune played on such bells. Origin C18: from Fr., from OFr. quarregnon peal of four bells , based on L. quattuor four …   English new terms dictionary

• electronic carillon — noun : carillon 1c …   Useful english dictionary

• carillonneur — noun a musician who plays a carillon • Hypernyms: ↑musician, ↑instrumentalist, ↑player * * * /kar euh leuh nerr / or, esp. Brit., /keuh ril yeuh neuhr/; Fr. /kann rddee yaw nuerdd /, n., pl. carillonneurs /kar euh leuh nerrz / or, esp. Brit.,… …   Useful english dictionary

• bell ringing — noun 1. the sound of someone playing a set of bells • Hypernyms: ↑ring, ↑ringing, ↑tintinnabulation 2. persuasion of voters in a political campaign • Syn: ↑electioneering, ↑canvassing …   Useful english dictionary