campanologist
Church tower musician
A campanologist is a person who studies or practices bell-ringing, particularly the art of ringing church bells in patterns called changes.
The term sounds technical but simply means a bell-ringer, especially one skilled in change-ringing: The campanologists gathered at the cathedral for their weekly practice.
Tuned bronze bell instrument
- pealResonant ringing burst
- chimeMelodic bell sound
- foundryMetal casting facility
- castingShaping through liquid form
tuning · clapper · belfry · bronze · patina · inscription · bellfounding · crown
Orderly way of doing
- bobShort vertical movement
- doublesPairs or stand-ins
- triplesHits to third
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
touch · sally · tail-end · backstroke · conductor · call · lead · dodge
Tower containing bells
- steeplePointed church tower
- spireTapering architectural peak
- louvresAngled ventilation fins
- trapdoorHinged floor panel
ladder · gallery · historic · landmark · architecture · cathedral · minaret
Slow, solemn bell-ringing
- knellSolemn bell stroke
- passing-bellBell announcing a death
- death-knellBell announcing a death
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
commemoration · curfew · liturgy · ordination · dedication · funeral · vespers · matins
carillon
Tuned bronze bell instrument
casting · tuning · clapper · belfry · bronze · patina · inscription · bellfounding · crown · stay
method
Orderly way of doing
rounds · touch · sally · tail-end · backstroke · conductor · call · lead · dodge · hunt
belfry
Tower containing bells
trapdoor · ladder · gallery · historic · landmark · architecture · cathedral · minaret
tolling
Slow, solemn bell-ringing
- knellSolemn bell stroke
- passing-bellBell announcing a death
- death-knellBell announcing a death
celebration · commemoration · curfew · liturgy · ordination · dedication · funeral · vespers · matins · evensong