carillon

Definition of Carillon in English :

1. carillon

set of bells hung in a bell tower

playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Carillon

noun music

1.

a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically

2.

a tune played on such bells

3.

an organ stop giving the effect of a bell

4.

a form of celesta or keyboard glockenspiel

verb -lons, -lonning or -lonned

5. (intransitive)

to play a carillon

noun

1.

a set of stationary bells, each producing a different musical tone, now usually sounded by means of a keyboard

2.

a musical instrument that produces such tones electronically

3.

a composition for the carillon

4.

an organ stop producing a carillonlike sound

n.

1. A stationary set of chromatically tuned bells in a tower, usually played from a keyboard.

2. A composition written or arranged for these bells.

intr.v. car·il·lonned, car·il·lon·ning, car·il·lons

To play a carillon.