Musical Instruments

De Gruytters carillon book

The De Gruytters carillon book (Dutch: De Gruijtters beiaardboek) is a manuscript notebook that the Flemish Baroque musician Joannes de Gruytters used for performance on the carillon of the city of Antwerp. It contains 194 pieces of music, mostly arrangements and a few original compositions, in the form of marches, gavottes, arias, gigues, preludes, and minuets, among others. The manuscript, dated 1746 and discovered in 1922, provides a glimpse into the music of the 18th century that was often played on carillons. It is preserved at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp.

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See also

• ▸Damphu drum
• ▸George Austin McHenry House
• ▸Harpsichordist

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