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ccnokes

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Anybody know about Carillon bells? Anybody have experience playing them? How they work and generally how they are played compared to the piano? I'm signed up for a carillon class at BYU on a whim and I'm curious now as to what I've gotten myself into

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Bob

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Re: Carillon

Reply #1 on: June 16, 2007, 05:10:24 AM

They look kind of cool from what I've seen.

Played with the fists I think.

They can also have a computer generate the bells.

The players I've seen memorized their music or had really simple pieces.

Since it's a clock and bell tower, the ones I've seen/heard have a big history and tradition associated with them. So, it's considered a big honor to play one.

I think there was an article in Clavier a year or two ago about them.