Traditionally carillon were associated with church and secular classical music. In recent years composers and musicians have started to make use of the instrument in a very much wider range of music.
Here's a video of a Bach carillon solo.
The website of VBV the Flemish Carillon Guild is a mine of information on carillon and has a large collection of sound files. Here are samples of carillon playing with violin, rock and electronic music.
Violin and carillon Meditation on Thais by Massenet:Kirsten Raeymaekers (violin) and Koen Van Assche (mobile concert carillon. This piece demonstrates the subtlety of carillon.
Carillon in modern electronic music Vorst aan de grond by René Uijlenhoet. The massive sound of the big bells is used to create a wall of sound.
Carillon in rock Bells rock with Flemish band "Produit Gratuit".
This video of Luc Rombouts playing Gershwin's Summertime shows clearly how a traditional carillon is played. The bells of Dartington carillon will be controlled by electronics rather than wires and it will have something very similar to a standard piano keyboard.
Monday, June 23, 2008
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