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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 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. The bell is struck at the top, necessitating the use of a chair or raised platform (for shorter players). They are commonly used to mimic the sound of heavy and impractical church bells in programmatic classical musicThis article is about the broad genre of classical music in the Western musical tradition. For the period of music in the 18th century see Classical music era, for articles on classical music of non-Western cultures, see: List of classical music tradition pieces such as BerliozLouis Hector Berlioz ( December 11, 1803 March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie Fantastique first performed in 1830, and for his Requiem of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include four antiphonal brass choirs.'s Symphonie FantastiqueThe Symphony Fantastique is an orchestral piece of music written by Hector Berlioz in 1830. It is widely regarded as one of the most important and representative pieces of the early romantic period. Outline of the Work The symphony is a piece of program m, Sousa's " The Liberty Bell March" and TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( Russian ́ ́ sometimes transliterated as Piotr Anglicised as Peter Ilich , ( May 7, 1840 November 6, 1893 ( N. April 25, 1840 October 25, 1893 ( O. was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. Although not a member of t's 1812 OvertureThe 1812 Overture is an orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky commemorating the victory of Russia in the Napoleonic Wars in 1812. The overture debuted in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow on August 20, 1882. The overture is a piece of pr. Mike OldfieldMichael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends rock, ethnic and classical music. Oldfield's parents were Maureen and Raymond Oldfield. His sister Sally and brot used tubular bells to similar effect in his 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led debut album, Tubular Bells, the title song of which was used as part of the score for The Exorcist.
The tubes used provide a relatively pure tone as compared with other kinds of chimes which use solid rods of metal. See glockenspiel, mark tree, wind chimes
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