Carillon

Carillon (Fr.) (Fr.: clochettes; Ger.: Glockenspiel; It.: cariglione; Sp.: carillón), 1. a set of tuned bells hung dead, i.e., stationary, in a tower and played from a keyboard, or automatically by clockwork or by electrically controlled pneumatic mechanism. The difference between a carillon and a *bell chime is merely one of compass, any set of more than 1½ to 2 octs. being considered a carillon. This at least is the sense of the word in Engl. In Fr. the word formerly denoted any set of tuned…