carillon

/kə'riljən/

Thân thiện

A musician plays the carillon in the town's clock tower.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A set of stationary bells, typically housed in a bell tower, that are played either manually or mechanically to produce melodies. A carillon is a musical instrument consisting of at least 23 cast bronze bells, tuned in chromatic order so that they can be played harmoniously together.
   • A tune played on such a set of bells. The word can also refer to the melody or performance itself.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The university's clock tower houses a beautiful 50-bell carillon.
  • We could hear the carillon playing every hour from the town square.
  • The carillonneur practiced a complex carillon for the holiday concert.

Advanced Usage

• "To play the carillon": This phrase specifically refers to the act of performing music on this instrument. A musician who plays the carillon is called a carillonneur.
  • It takes years of practice to learn how to play the carillon properly.

Variants and Related Words

• Carillonneur (n): A person who plays the carillon.
• Carillonic (adj): Relating to or characteristic of a carillon.
  • The carillonic music echoed through the valley.

Synonyms

• Chime: A set of bells or a ringing sound. (Note: A chime typically has fewer bells than a carillon.)
• Peal: A loud ring or succession of rings from bells.
• Bell tower: The structure housing the bells, though this is not a synonym for the instrument itself.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "A carillon of laughter": A literary phrase describing a sound that is light, melodic, and reminiscent of ringing bells.
  • A carillon of children's laughter filled the park.

Học thuật

Noun

1. playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
2. set of bells hung in a bell tower

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bell ringing
• carillon playing