The Carillon is the student published newspaper at the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It began publication in 1962 and has a reputation for producing notable journalists. Like many university newspapers, it has had a colourful, precarious existence. Among its many alumni are Canadian broadcaster Norm Bolen and novelist Ken Mitchell. It moved to change it status from a conventional "top-down" administrative structure in 1975, a shift that was formalized about 15 years later. The University of Regina is a degree granting institution located in the southeast quadrant of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Motto: Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Established: 1882 Area: 118. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English (but legally required to provide some services in French) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total...
A carillon is a musical instrument composed of at least 23 cup-shaped bells played from a batonkeyboard using fists and feet (such an instrument with fewer than this number of bells is known as a chime).
Carillonbells are made of bell bronze, approximately 78% copper and 22% tin.
Carillons originated in the 15th century in the Low Countries of Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands and Northern France, when bell-makers perfected their art by tuning bells at several points so that they could be sounded together to produce concordant harmonies.
The carillon usually is an outdoor instrument, its bronze cup-shaped bells fixed in a tower belfry or, in some modern examples, on an open frame.
The carillon is played from a keyboard of large round wooden keys and short pedals which are connected to the bell clappers by simple tracker action.
The carillon's rarity may be attributed to the difficulty in tuning the partial tones in the bells so that chords and complex passages may be sounded accurately.
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