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'''Tubular bells''' (also known as ''chimes'') are [[musical instruments]] in the [[percussion]] family. Each bell is a [[metal]], typically [[brass]], tube, 1¼–1½ [[inch]]es in [[diameter]], tuned by altering its [[length]]. Tubular bells are typically found in [[chromatic scale|chromatic]] sets of 1½ [[octave]]s with a range from C5 to F6 |
'''Tubular bells''' (also known as ''chimes'') are [[musical instruments]] in the [[percussion]] family. Each bell is a [[metal]], typically [[brass]], tube, 1¼–1½ [[inch]]es in [[diameter]], tuned by altering its [[length]]. Tubular bells are typically found in [[chromatic scale|chromatic]] sets of 1½ [[octave]]s with a range from C5 to F6. Two-octave sets that extend to F4 do exist, but they are extremely heavy and not commonly used. |
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Tubular bells are typically struck with a [[rawhide]]- or [[plastic]]-headed [[hammer]]. They are commonly used to mimic the sound of heavy and impractical [[church bell]]s in [[classical music]] pieces such as [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]’s ''[[Tosca]]'', [[Hector Berlioz|Berlioz]]’s ''[[Symphonie Fantastique]]'', and [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]’s [[1812 Overture]]. |
Tubular bells are typically struck with a [[rawhide]]- or [[plastic]]-headed [[hammer]]. They are commonly used to mimic the sound of heavy and impractical [[church bell]]s in [[programme music|programmatic]] [[classical music]] pieces such as [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]’s ''[[Tosca]]'', [[Hector Berlioz|Berlioz]]’s ''[[Symphonie Fantastique]]'', and [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]’s [[1812 Overture]]. |
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Revision as of 11:29, 7 January 2003
Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family. Each bell is a metal, typically brass, tube, 1¼–1½ inches in diameter, tuned by altering its length. Tubular bells are typically found in chromatic sets of 1½ octaves with a range from C5 to F6. Two-octave sets that extend to F4 do exist, but they are extremely heavy and not commonly used.
Tubular bells are typically struck with a rawhide- or plastic-headed hammer. They are commonly used to mimic the sound of heavy and impractical church bells in programmatic classical music pieces such as Puccini’s Tosca, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.