Carillon

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Glockenspiel stands for:

  • Glockenspiel (musical instrument) , a stick game (percussion instrument) belonging to the group of metallophones
  • Lyra (carillon) , a specific carillon used in military bands
  • Bianzhong , Chinese carillon
  • Bianbo , Chinese carillon
  • Glockenspiel (music box) , a mechanical music box attached to or in historical buildings
  • Carillon , a large musical instrument that is usually located on or in towers, in which bells are struck via a keyboard and cables or electromagnets
  • Porcelain glockenspiel , an instrument made of Meissen porcelain similar to the carillon, in which the bells are usually struck from the outside
  • an effect register of the organ, see register (organ)

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Wiktionary: Glockenspiel  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations