Aside from the contemporary instruments such as piano, guitar, and drums. Here are some other musical instruments that are interesting to know.
Carillon
Carillons are set of bells cast and tuned to extreme accuracy and purity. Their sizes varies from ten pounds to tens of thousands of pounds. The word carillon was originally relates to France four stationary clock bells and later referred to any group of fixed bells. Two largest Carillon built with 72 bells were in the Riverside Church in New York and for Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago.
Sleigh Bells
This instrument is often used for Christmas carols frequently
used to create the atmosphere of winter scenes in a holiday music. The familiar jingle sound is produced by loose metal pellets in small round metal balls attached to a leather strap.Chimes
Chimes instrument is one of the important sources of music in the middle ages used as substitute
for huge Carillons. They are used in musical performances particularly in churches. Up to this day, Chimes is still being used in different performances.
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