carillonneur
Americannoun
plural
carillonneursnoun
Etymology
Origin of carillonneur
Example Sentences
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Artists can take over and “play” billboards and the chapel like a carillonneur playing a carillon.
From New York Times
They are carillonneurs and the first part of any performance involves ascending a tall bell tower.
From Washington Post
“It’s just sort of broadcast, so there’s a responsibility, I think the carillonneur has, to play music that everyone is able to appreciate.”
From Washington Post
He recalled in 2018 that he met a student carillonneur while the two were studying organ together.
From Seattle Times
When the National Film Board of Canada climbed up the tower for a 1951 documentary, Robert Donnell, the carillonneur at the time, prepared for a performance as if he was getting ready to brawl.
From New York Times
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