Carillon

Japanese: カリヨン

A carillon is a set of bells. It developed in the Netherlands and France from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period, and later spread to England and the United States. They are installed in the towers of churches and city halls, and there are also small carillons for indoor use. They are played by an automatic music box-type device or a keyboard. Originally, they were used to announce the time, but the adoption of a keyboard expanded the possibilities for musical performance, and in modern times sets containing dozens of bells were created.
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Japanese:

ベル（鐘）を組み合わせたもので，組鐘とも訳す。中世からバロック時代にかけてネーデルラント，フランスなどで発達し，その後英国や米国に広まった。教会や市庁舎の塔に設置されたほか，室内用の小型カリヨンもある。オルゴール方式の自動演奏装置か鍵盤(けんばん)で鳴らされる。元来は時報用だったが鍵盤の採用で演奏の可能性が広がり，近代に入ると数十個のベルのセットも誕生した。
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