SOMMACAMPAGNA : ITALY - VR

*Location:

   Chiesa di S.Rocco
   Piazza Castello
   Sommacampagna, Verona, Italy
   LL: N 45.40728, E 10.84408
Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page

*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Parrocchia Sommacampagna
   T: 045 510 022

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bells by Cavadini VR (6 basses, 1931)
   and Capanni RE (9 trebles); added
   semitones are flat 7th & flat 9th

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 15 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  2 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C A   /    NONE  
   There are two added semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 1992
     with bells made by Capanni      (except for 6)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: V     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022
*Links:

The Italian Wikipedia article about this town does not mention this church (as of Apr.2022).

A page about the architectural history of the church has one photo that shows the tower, and a paragraph describing it (but not the bells).

Google StreetView of the tower from the south

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Cavadini bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Capanni bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Italian chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Italian chimes by pitch of largest bell.
Ranking among all Italian chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Italy.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  4-May-22
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/03/19
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/03/24
*Photos:

(none available)

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