Description of the Carillon
Carillon is housed in bell tower of a church or municipal building
Consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells
Second HEAVIEST of all extant musical instruments
Must have a minimum of 23 bells to as many as 77
It is a pitched instrument
It is seldom played with another instrument--evolved as a folk instrument
Due to its rich tonal structure of the bells, there is no need to to have a large number of bells played together to get the same sound
