n.
Musical instrument consisting of at least 23 cast bronze bells tuned in chromatic order.
Usually located in a tower, it is played from a keyboard. Most carillons encompass three to four octaves. The carillon originated in Flanders 0441; 1480, and the art of carillon building reached its height in the Netherlands in the 17th century, when the tuning of the bells became highly refined.
Carillon clavier
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