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Bells and Bellringing
Handel called Britain 'The Ringing Isle' because he heard bells ringing everywhere he went. Behind the quintessentially English sound of bells ringing lies a unique way of hanging bells and a special way of ringing them that evolved in the late sixteenth century. Ringing has since developed and spread, with some 6,000 towers worldwide with bells hung in the English style, and most of them in England. Over 40,000 active ringers keep alive the traditions and skills of change ringing that have been handed down over many generations. The book is an introduction to the world of bells and bell-ringing. It explains how bells are made and how a ringing installation works. It explains the nature of change ringing, which has mathematical as well as musical aspects. It provides insights into the ringing community its origins and culture as well as its relationships with the Church and the community.
First Steps to Bell Ringing
"First Steps to Bell Ringing: Introduction to the Healthful Exercise of Bell Ringing in Rounds and Changes upon Church Bells" by Samuel B. Goslin introduces readers to the art of bell ringing as a healthful exercise and musical tradition. The book provides beginners with a comprehensive guide to the techniques and practices of bell ringing, including the basics of ringing rounds and changes. Goslin emphasizes the physical and mental benefits of bell ringing while also celebrating its rich history and cultural significance. This instructional work serves as an excellent starting point for those interested in learning the art of bell ringing and its role in both exercise and community life.
First Steps to Bell Ringing. Being an Introduction to the healthful and Pleasant Exercise of Bell Ringing, in Rounds and Changes Upon Church Bells
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
The Bells and Ringers of Cholsey Church
Church bells stir emotions. A glorious peal of bells at a wedding awakes feelings of joy, while the slow tolling of a heavy bell speaks of sadness and death. Such sounds have echoed across the fields around Cholsey, a typical English village near Oxford, for a thousand years. This book follows the development of ringing from the first monastic community in Saxon times to the present day. In olden days bells were blessed with magical powers, able to dispel storms and drive away evil spirits. More recently they have become powerful musical instruments where a thousand different tunes are sounded by skilled players using the art of change ringing. Written for both experienced ringers and those who know nothing of the craft, this book follows the development of ringing from a monastic community in Anglo-Saxon times to the present day.
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The Bell Ringers
After her husband, a former head of intelligence, is killed, Kate Lockhart inherits his dangerous secrets and unfinished business, all having to do with the Orwellian reality this near-future England has become, and she soon finds herself on the run from the security-obsessed state, with a shadowy group called the Bell Ringers her only hope for freedom. Reprint.
