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Plural
carillons
1
a musical installation composed of multiple tuned bells, typically arranged in a tower and sounded via a clavier or automated mechanism
- Each Sunday morning, the church's carillon chimed the quarter hours across the village.
- Visitors paused beneath the university's clock tower to marvel at the newly restored carillon.
- The city council commissioned a carillon of bronze bells to commemorate the centennial.
- From her office window, she could hear the distant carillon marking the hour with sonorous tones.
- After the earthquake, technicians inspected the carillon's supports to ensure none of the bells had shifted.
2
a melodic composition specially crafted for performance on a carillon
- At dawn, he delivered a serene carillon of hymns to welcome the summer solstice.
- The holiday carillon—an original arrangement of festive carols—echoed through the square.
- She memorized the intricate carillon set to play during the memorial service.
- For the wedding, the carillonneur rehearsed a custom carillon based on the couple's favorite love song.
- Villagers gathered in the courtyard to listen to his virtuosic carillon celebrating the harvest.
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