This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 | Archive 2 |
Text moved to Talk:List of carillons (when this list became separated from the ' Carillon' article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SomeHuman ( talk • contribs) 00:14, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
The article mentions that the largest is a 77-bell Carillon. However, the Wiki for "Stone Mountain" states that the park's Carillon has 732 bells. Can someone explain why the Stone Mountain one isn't the one listed? I might not remember to check this discussion page, so if you could, please reply on my User Talk. Thanks.
There were two, rival, foundries in the Meneely family: one lathed its bells and the other thought casting was the One True Way. [1] So any refs to a "Meneely" foundry, like the one I added yesterday, should spec which one is meant. =/ Kwantus 21:10, 2005 Mar 26 (UTC)
I don't think that it's "Maryland, My Maryland", but rather a different song. As a graduate, I should know this ... I'm also adding the McDonogh Carillon, the other one in Maryland state.-- Rbeas 00:49, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
Well, decided to revert at this point. I'm sure that someone has a suitable way to put the list on a separate page, or pages for each continent / region / whatever. Reverted to the page with the list and incorporated picapica's edits. Comments welcome!-- Rbeas 00:39, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America [2] defines a carillon as "a musical instrument consisting of at least two octaves of carillon bells arranged in chromatic series and played from a keyboard permitting control of expression through variation of touch. A carillon bell is a cast bronze cup-shaped bell whose partial tones are in such harmonious relationship to each other as to permit many such bells to be sounded together in varied chords with harmonious and concordant effect." [3] For the purposes of clarity, the GCNA defines "traditional carillon" as one played from a carillon keyboard; a "non-traditional carillon" is a musical instrument with bells, but played from an electronic keyboard. Anything else is not a carillon according to the GCNA (or the World Carillon Federation). WABtheMusician 22:22, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
The last paragraph under schools seems misplaced. Any thoughts on how it should be moved or removed. It seems to only highlight external links. Maybe it could go there. MissionInn.Jim ( talk) 16:45, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
There is a famous carillon in Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. Any chance this could be added to the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bonzodog01 ( talk • contribs) 09:09, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
This article has some general history of bellfounding, but no history of when or how carillons were invented. Can anyone help out? -- Chetvorno TALK 04:09, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
Should we consider any comment or edits to present electronic carillons? They are becoming widespread. Are they truly a carillon if they are electronic? Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines a carillon both ways. See [ [4]]
Just a thought. Sarum blue 16:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
Another set of non-traditional carillons exists that has at least 23 carillon bells, but the bells are struck by electric solenoid-actuated clappers. One such instrument is located in the Bell Tower at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Such a system enables performances to be recorded and played-back at a later time. This particular instrument could be a full carillon, but its current electronic control limits its expressive capability. Isingbass76 ( talk) 03:25, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Has anyone thought to add a piece to this about Cast in Bronze? www.castinbronze.com The only travelling Carillon in the world, and quite amazing if I do say so myself.
This article contains a photograph with the title ".. Stephen Foster Memorial Carillon bell tower, the world's largest tubular bell instrument.." However, the definition of a Carillon requires the bells to be "cup shaped," not tubular. Consequently, it seems that the Stephen Foster instrument is not a Carillon and the photograph should be removed.
For the same reason, the Stephen Foster Carrillon should be moved from the "Traditional Carillons" section of List of carillons to the "Non-traditional Carillons" list.
If there are no objections, I shall proceed with these proposals. StandardPerson ( talk) 01:37, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
In the "Musical Characteristics" section, the article says "Modern imitation instruments...use semantra (rectangular metal bars roughly the diameter of a pencil, but of varying lengths)". This is unclear, as the term diameter is by definition irrelevant in regards to a rectangular object. Does it mean the semantra are the thickness of a pencil? Are the semantra in question actually cylindrical? I don't know what to make of this sentence, but it clearly needs to be revised. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.15.81.27 ( talk) 18:53, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
Why and where does this article need additional citations for verification? What references does it need and how should they be added? Hyacinth ( talk) 15:03, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
The description given of a carillon in the first section is extremely limited, and fails to describe a majority of extant carillons. The most basic definition for "carillon" is a "a set of fixed, tuned bells, sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard." There is no requirement for a particular number of bells, nor for a direct mechanical linkage between keyboard and hammers, and certainly not for a keyboard that has to be played "with the fists".
Carillons may have any number of bells, from two to as many as you care to have, and may have different kinds of keyboard -- mechanical, electromechanical, electronic--, activated by hands, feet, fingers, etc.
The definition given is for one kind of carrillon, which one might designate the "traditional" carillon -- although even there, there are many variations. I feel the basic definition should be much more generic, with the variations on the instrument defined later on, as need be. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.92.174.105 ( talk) 23:55, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
The carillon at Yale University, New Haven, CT has 54 bells and is played by members of the Yale Guild of Carillonneurs, a student-run organization. There is a Wikipedia article on it ("Harkness Tower"). This article should mention it and have a picture. Lmonteros ( talk) 23:16, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
What is up with the glockenspiel-carillon confusion? It says that the carillon is sometimes called a glockenspiel in German, while in French, the glockenspiel is called a carillon. No citation is given, are the terms interchangeable? Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by U. E. Aduan ( talk • contribs) 14:59, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
It appears there is a carillon in Aberdeen (Scotland, not Hong Kong) at. St Nicholas Church. There's actually a list of UK carillons at http://www.carillons.org, and bizarrely with 3 of these unusual instruments nearby (Aberdeen, Perth, St. Andrews) and a 4th in not-so-far Dumbarton, we're probably in one of the most carillon-aded parts of the UK. At 16 (reported) carillons in 244820 sq.km, that makes 0.065 for the density metric, nearly 6 times as many in the States. You can barely walk down the streets without bumping into indigent carillonneurs touting their wares. If people are interested, my wife has a number of decent photos of the Aberdeen Carillon, and is unlikely to object to their being used. Contact me through my user page (the wife is more interested in this than I, but she's never even thought of editing Wikipedia). Aidan Karley ( talk) 11:07, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
The one audio recording linked from this article, File:O Canada and God Save the King instrumental 1927.ogg, is of dreadful quality. I cleaned it up a bit with Audacity to reduce hiss, hum and rumble, but it still leaves much to be desired. The solution may be for a Wikipedian who lives near a carillon to make a recording with a decent microphone and modern digital recorder. If said Wikipedian doesn't know how to prepare the file for upload to Commons, I'm certain arrangements could be made for someone else to take care of those details. — Quicksilver T @ 21:29, 26 January 2013 (UTC)