Joseph Bell (Cologne Cathedral)
The Joseph Bell is bell 6 of the Cologne cathedral bells . It was cast in 1998 by Hans August Mark and Cornelia Mark-Maas in Brockscheid (Eifel) and is hung in the belfry of the south tower.
History and meaning
The previous bell was cast in 1990 by the same foundry in the same shape and tone. In 1998 it suffered a crack and was replenished true to the original. The reasons for casting this bell were twofold. On the one hand, the Ursula bell should be relieved, as it showed very high signs of wear. On the other hand, the upper tone range of the main bell, which until then only consisted of the major triad c 1 –e 1 –g 1 , should be filled. The Joseph bell was therefore arranged to strike note d 1 in order to be able to distribute the resulting musical ringing combinations (motifs) over the church year.
Data
Musical
All notes in 16th notes. V = representative. The sound of the bell was subsequently corrected (ground out).
|
Nominal (strike) |
undertone | Prim-V | third | Quint |
Decay duration (undertone) |
decay running |
| d 1 +2 | c sharp 0 +5 | cis 1 −2 | f 1 −2 | a 1 −3 | 143 seconds | floating |
Technical
| Weight | lower diameter |
Brass knuckles | Rib construction | suspension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2110 kg | 1468 mm | 115 mm | heavy | Wooden yoke |
inscription
The capital letters in the inscription add up to the year the bell was cast.
[Upper tape:]
mIssVS est angLVs gabrIeL a Deo cIvItatem nazareth ad VirgInem desponsatam Viro CVI nomen erat Ioseph de domo daVId et nomen VigInIs MarIa et IngressVs angeLVs ad eam dIXIt aVe gratIa pLena domInVs teCVm
In honor of St. Joseph and in memory of Cardinal Joseph Frings and Cardinal Joseph Höffner, donated by the Cologne Civil Society in 1863 and cast by Hans August and Cornelia Charlotte Mark in Brockscheid.
Translation: The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth to a virgin who was trusted to a man named Joseph of the house of David; and the virgin was called Mary. And the angel came in to her and said, Greetings, full of grace. The Lord is with you.
Ringing order
The Joseph bell rings on (festless) working days, except on Thursdays, after 7:30 p.m. following the 3 × 3 strikes of the three kings bell to the angel of the Lord . On certain feast days, which fall on a working day, as well as at the Sunday masses during the penance and solemn festival times, the Joseph bell rings in combination with other bells of the main bell.
literature
- Jakob Schaeben: The cathedral bells and their chimes. In: Kölner Domblatt . Vol. 6/7, 1952, ISSN 0450-6413 , pp. 96-101.
- Martin Seidler: The Cologne cathedral bells. = The Bells of the Cologne Cathedral. 2nd Edition. Verlag Kölner Dom, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-922442-40-4 (documentation CD with extensive booklet).