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carillon playing

carillon playing

9.9
Playing music on a set of large bells in a tower
  • noun
  • /ˈkærɪlɒn ˈpleɪɪŋ/
translation icon : interpretación de carillón
  • The intricate art of carillon playing requires both strength and musical sensitivity.

Examples

  • She has specialized in carillon playing since she joined the university's bell tower society.

  • Every Sunday, his beautiful carillon playing echoes across the city square.

  • The carillon playing at noon is beautiful.

  • I enjoy carillon playing during festivals.

  • Every Sunday, his beautiful carillon playing echoes across the city square.

  • She has specialized in carillon playing since she joined the university's bell tower society.

  • The intricate art of carillon playing requires both strength and musical sensitivity.

Synonyms

bell ringing
vscarillon playing
4.1

Playing a set of bells usually hung in a tower

is the specific art using a named instrument of many tuned tower chimes

Surface Forms

carillon playing singular
carillon playings plural

Morphology

carillon + playing

Given knowledge of 'carillon' (a set or tower of bells) and 'playing' (producing music by an instrument), the phrase 'carillon playing' is directly and compositionally interpretable as performing music on a carillon. This noun + activity pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the meaning.

Etymology

The noun carillon playing paints a simple picture: a musician in a tall tower uses a keyboard to hit a group of big bells so the music rings across the town. So carillon is the set of bells and playing is making music on them, which is why the phrase means 'playing music on a set of bells in a tower'.