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Ateneo’s 18-bell carillon

25 July 2005 No Comment

On the occasion of the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the anniversary of the dedication of the Church of the Gesù, the Ateneo de Manila University and its community will bear witness to the blessing of an 18-bell carillon and the Angelus Bell.

A carillon is a musical instrument composed of bells (from a set of 9 to 37 bells) arranged in chromatic sequence and tuned to produce concordant harmony when sounded together. It is a special folk instrument that can be manually played, with the carilloneur (carillon-player) producing notes on a keyboard console with attachments to the carillon.

These bells will be located in the 25-meter triangular belfry beside the Church of the Gesù. The bells are made of eminent bronze with appropriate clappers of manganese bronze and/or electromagnetic tolling hammers. [source]

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