List of carillons


s, musical instruments of bells in the percussion family, are found on every inhabited continent. The Netherlands, Belgium, and the United States contain more than two thirds of the world's total, and over 90 percent can be found in either Western Europe or North America.

Criteria for inclusion

The defines a carillon as an instrument of at least 23 cast bronze bells hung in fixed suspension, played with a traditional keyboard of batons, and tuned in chromatic order so that they can be sounded harmoniously together. It may designate instruments of 15 to 22 bells built before 1940 as "historical carillons". Its member organizationsincluding for example The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, the German Carillon Association, and the Flemish Carillon Associationalso define a carillon with those restrictions. Conversely, TowerBells.orga database of tower bells of all typesdefines a "non-traditional" carillon, which is an instrument that has had some component electrified or computerized. These instruments fail to meet the definitions of a carillon defined by the associations of carillonneurs mentioned above. This list contains only those carillons that meet the definition outlined by an association of carillonneurs, such as the WCF and its member organizations.

Africa

Réunion

Israel

has one carillon, located at the Jerusalem International YMCA. It was installed and dedicated along with the rest of the newly constructed building in 1933. Gillett & Johnston cast the original 35 bells, the heaviest of which weighs. In 2018, Royal Eijsbouts cast a 36th bell, weighing, for the instrument. It is one of the only carillons in the Middle East.

Japan

has been exposed to carillons through its relations with Belgium. Since the 1980s, Belgium has used a targeted cultural diplomacy program to expose Japanese artists and students to the carillon, and to encourage them to construct instruments in their country. The city and province of Antwerp and the city of Mechelen provided Osaka with a mobile carillon in 1984. Hasselt donated a carillon to Itami, its sister city, in 1990. Members of the Shinji Shumeikai religious movement, inspired by their trip to St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen, purchased a carillon for Shigaraki in 1990. The Japanese School of Brussels and the Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" established educational relations on playing and composing for the carillon.

Belgium

British Isles

France

Netherlands

According to the Nordic Society for Campanology and Carillons, there are 56 carillons in the Nordic countries: 29 in Denmark, 1 in Finland, 12 in Norway, and 14 in Sweden.

Denmark

Austria

, which claims to be the only Cistercian institution that owns a carillon, acknowledges that the tradition of playing carillons is not popular in Austria.
Annual concerts since 1999 during the Gdańsk Carillon Festival. See also Traveling carillons below.

Bermuda

Selections of notable carillons in the United States:

South America

Brazil

Traveling or mobile carillons are those which are not housed in a tower. Instead, the bells and keyboard are installed on a frame that allow it to be transported. These carillons are often constructed by bellfounders for advertising purposes, though several exist solely to perform across the world. According to a count by the World Carillon Federation, there are 18 existing mobile carillons headquartered in 11 countries.
  • Barcelona, Spain: "Bronzen Piano 'Reverté van Assche50 bells, total weight, cast by Eijsbouts, completed in 2013, owned by Anna Maria Reverté & Koen van Assche
  • Béthune, France: "Carillon Christophe"48 bells, unknown total weight, cast by Petit & Fritsen, constructed in 1938, owned by Association Polyphonia
  • Constância, Portugal: "Lvsitanvs Carillon"63 bells, total weight, cast by Royal Eijsbouts owned by the International Center for the Carillon and the Organ
  • Dordrecht, Netherlands: "Bell Moods"50 bells, total weight, cast by Petit & Fritsen, completed in 2003, owned by Boudewijn Zwart
  • Douai, France: "The Walking Carillon of Douai"53 bells, total weight, cast by Petit & Fritsen, compleded in 2004, owned by the City of Douai
  • Gdańsk, Poland: "Gdańsk"48 bells, total weight, cast by Royal Eijsbouts, completed in 2009, fixed on a trailer pulled by MAN 11.168 firetruck
  • Løgumkloster, Denmark: "The Transportable Chime"50 bells, total weight, cast by Petit & Fritsen, owned by the Løgumkloster Church Music School. Includes an additional swinging bell
  • Maastricht, Netherlands: "Traveling Carillon Frank Steijns"43 bells, total weight, cast by Petit & Fritsen, completed in 2006, owned by Frank Steijns
  • Mechelen, Belgium: 30 bells, unknown total weight, cast by unknown bellfounder, owned by Our Lady of Hanswijk
  • Mons, Belgium: "Carillon Queen Fabiola"49 bells, total weight, cast by unknown bellfounder, owned by Catiau Montois and Carillons Association
  • Nagasaki, Japan: 50 bells, unknown total weight, cast by unknown bellfounder
  • Neerpelt, Belgium: The carillon of carillonneur Jan Verheyen from "Bells Lab"
  • Osaka, Japan: 37 bells, unknown total weight, cast by unknown bellfounder
  • Passau, Germany: "The Mobile Perner-Carillon"49 bells, total weight, completed in 2009, cast and owned by Rudolf Perner GmbH & Co.
  • Pottstown, Pennsylvania, US
  • * "CariBelle"35 bells, total weight, cast by Petit & Fritsen, completed in 1980, owned by Frank DellaPenna, originally called "America's Only Traveling Carillon," part of the "Cast in Bronze" band group
  • * "DellaPenna Traveling Carillon"35 bells, total weight, cast by Petit & Fritsen and Eijsbouts, completed in 1951, owned by Frank DellaPenns, part of "Cast in Bronze" band group
  • Prague, Czech Republic: "The Traveling Carillon of Prague"57 bells, total weight, cast by Royal Eijsbouts, completed in 2001
  • Ripalta Cremasca, Italy: "Fonderia Allanconi Carillon"25 bells
  • Rostock, Germany: "Concert Carillon Olaf Sandkuhl"37 bells, unknown total weight, cast by Petit & Fritsen, owned by Olaf Sandkuhl