Singing Bronze: A History of Carillon Music - Softcover

Rombouts, Luc

 
9789058679567: Singing Bronze: A History of Carillon Music
Softcover
ISBN 10: 905867956X ISBN 13: 9789058679567
Publisher: Leuven University Press, 2014

Synopsis

The fascinating history of bell music. The carillon, the world’s largest musical instrument, originated in the 16th century when inhabitants of the Low Countries started to produce music on bells in church and city towers. Today, carillon music still fills the soundscape of cities in Belgium and the Netherlands. Since the First World War, carillon music has become popular in the United States, where it adds a spiritual dimension to public parks and university campuses. Singing Bronze opens up the fascinating world of the carillon to the reader. It tells the great stories of European and American carillon history: the quest for the perfect musical bell, the fate of carillons in times of revolt and war, the role of patrons such as John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Herbert Hoover in the development of American carillon culture, and the battle between singing bronze and carillon electronics. Richly illustrated with original photographs and etchings, Singing Bronze tells how people developed, played, and enjoyed bell music. With this book, a fascinating history that is yet little known is made available for a wide public.

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About the Author

Luc Rombouts is universiteitsbeiaardier van Leuven en stadsbeiaardier van Tienen. Hij verricht onderzoek naar historische en sociale aspecten van de beiaard en publiceerde onder meer studies over achttiende-eeuwse Leuvense beiaardmuziek.

From the Back Cover

The fascinating history of bell music. The carillon, the world’s largest musical instrument, originated in the 16th century when inhabitants of the Low Countries started to produce music on bells in church and city towers. Today, carillon music still fills the soundscape of cities in Belgium and the Netherlands. Since the First World War, carillon music has become popular in the United States, where it adds a spiritual dimension to public parks and university campuses. Singing Bronze opens up the fascinating world of the carillon to the reader. It tells the great stories of European and American carillon history: the quest for the perfect musical bell, the fate of carillons in times of revolt and war, the role of patrons such as John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Herbert Hoover in the development of American carillon culture, and the battle between singing bronze and carillon electronics. Richly illustrated with original photographs and etchings, Singing Bronze tells how people developed, played, and enjoyed bell music. With this book, a fascinating history that is yet little known is made available for a wide public.

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Publisher
Leuven University Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
905867956X
ISBN 13 
9789058679567
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
360