*Location:

   Rådhus (Town Hall)
   Park Allé
   Århus (Aarhus), Århus Amt, Denmark
   LL: N 56.15198, E 10.20295

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City locator maps and gazetteer page

*Carillonist:

   Peter Langberg
   E: peterlangberg45@gmail.com

   Egon Ankerstjerne Bertelsen
   Peter Litrup
   1996-2006 Løgumkloster Kirkemusikskole
   2006-17 (none appointed)

*Contact:

   Aarhus Kommune
   Rådhuspladsen 2
   8000 Aarhus C
   T: 89 40 20 00   F: 89 40 22 55
   E: aarhus.kommune@aarhus.dk

*Schedule:

   Guests on Thursdays in July

*Remarks:

   Original bells by Sørensen; first
   expansion cast by Rincker, installed by
   de Smithske.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 48 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C --  
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2017
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1964, the instrument was enlarged to 43 bells
       by Rincker     
       Pitch of heaviest bell was D  in the middle octave
       Keyboard range was:     C --  /    ----  
       Transposition was up  2 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D 
     In 1948, the instrument was begun with 38 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2019

A city page with announcements of concert schedule and programs opens with a photo of part of the carillon.

On the town Website, there is a page with a photo of part of the city hall tower, plus the schedule of carillon concerts.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Sørensen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Rincker bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Danish traditional carillons by weight.
Ranking among all Danish traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Danish traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in DK.

Index to all tower bell instruments in DK/Jylland.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/03/29
   and on technical data last updated on 2019/09/19