Bible Dictionaries
Carillon

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Carem

Next Entry
Carlisle, England

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Carillon
Webster Dictionary
• Carillon
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Carillon

(French: kareyoli, chime, peal)

A series of bells, sometimes numbering as high as 60 and producing a complete chromatic scale, so hung that they may be played upon either by hand or machinery. Among the best-known in Europe are those in the cathedrals of Antwerp, Ghent, Mechlin, Bruges, Worcester, and Dublin. The Riverside Baptist Church of New York, when completed, will have the heaviest carillon in the world, weighing 226,000 lbs. The term is also applied to a small instrument, composed of bells and a pianoforte keyboard by which they are played, and to a tune chimed upon bells. See also chime.