Friday, March 5, 2010

Waiting for the Bells of St. Michaels


I have previously written about the bells from the carillon in St. Michaels. Well, my memory was that whereas they play simple little numbers on the hour, half hour and every fifteen minutes, they produce more elaborate polyphonic pieces at certain hours. Today I went to the monastery before noon, thinking that this was one of the "hours of glory." Sadly, not, but here is the nice little piece that I did hear (sorry its sideways-I didn't know you couldn't correct the video alignment). I'm thinking Sunday may be the best day to catch the really dramatic and powerful stuff.










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