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Carillon of the Palau de la Generalitat
View of the bells of the carillon
of the Palau de la Generalitat
The keyboard and pedal board
of the instrument
The current carillon of the Palau de la Generalitat has 49 bells and weighs a total of 4,898 kilos. This number of bells, covering a tonal range of 4 octaves, gives it the status of a concert carillon.
It was constructed by the firm Petit & Fritsen of Aarle-Rixtel (Holland) and inaugurated on December 21, 1976, a few months before the re-establishment of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
The carillon, singular sonorous instrument, can interpret all kinds of musical pieces written expressly for it, as well as adaptations of pieces in any genre.
The keyboard and pedal board of the instrumentFamous concert artists from from all over the world have performed at the carillon of the Palau. At 12 noon, on the first Sunday of the month, the carillon performer of the Palau interprets a concert of classical and popular music. Special concerts are put on singular days, and the International Carillon Festival of Barcelona is celebrated in July.
The International Carillon Festival of Barcelona is celebrated in July.
In this link you can find more information
about carillion concerts at the Palau of the Generalitat.