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001 2014429379
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008 140806s2014 be a b 001 0 eng d
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050 00 $aML1039$b.R6413 2014
082 00 $a786.6/409$223
100 1 $aRombouts, Luc.
240 10 $aZingend brons.$lEnglish
245 10 $aSinging bronze :$ba history of carillon music /$cLuc Rombouts.
264 1 $aLeuven :$bLipsius Leuven,$cc2014.
300 $a368 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographic references (p. 327-349) and index.
520 8 $aThe 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. This book 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, this book tells how people developed, played, and enjoyed bell music.
534 $pOriginally published in Dutch:$cLeuven, Belgium : Davidsfonds, c2010,$nunder title:$tZingend brons : 500 jaar beiaardmuziek in de lage landen en de nieuwe wereld.$z9789058267207
650 0 $aCarillons$xHistory.
650 0 $aBells$xHistory.
650 0 $aCarillon music$xHistory and criticism.