*Location:

   Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
   (or S.Maria Matricolare)
   Piazza Duomo
   Verona, Verona, Italy
   LL: N 45.44732, E 10.99741

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Cattedrale di Verona
   Piazza Duimo, 21
   37121 Verona
   T: 045 595 627
   E: cattedralediverona@
         cattedralediverona.it

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Original bells by Ettore Cavadini, who
   also recast the tenor in 1934
   (4454 kg).  Tenor cracked in 2001;
   recast 2003 by De Poli (4566 kg);
   reportedly the heaviest full-circle
   ringing bell in the world.
   Treble added by Grassmayr in 2014,
   and a much smaller bell in 2020.
   Also the "bell of the Canons," cast in
   1385 by master Jakobus of Verona.
   Cathedral complex includes S.Giovanni
   in Fonte (the cathedral baptistry) and
   S.Elena, & bell tower (completed 1927).
   In a nearby disused church is a museum
   with a great deal of ringing material.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 11 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A  in the bass octave
   Transposition is down 3 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C EC  /    NONE  
   There are no added semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2020
     with  1 bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 2014, the instrument was enlarged to 10 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
       Keyboard range was:     C E   /    NONE  
     In 2003,  1 bells were recast or replaced
       with bells made by De Poli     
       (1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
       Keyboard range was:     ROPE  /    NONE  
     In 1934, some bells were recast or replaced
       with bells made by Cavadini    
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1931, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by Cavadini    
       (8 bells remain from that work.)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: V     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022

The Website of the cathedral parish has contact information.

An English-language page (illustrated) about the Cathedral and its bells has links to audio and video clips.

The English Wikipedia article about the cathedral is rather brief, but has a clickable photo of the tower.
The Italian Wikipedia article about the cathedral is extensive, with numerous photos and a section about the campanile, including a paragraph about the bells.

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

Excellent photo of cathedral facade and tower

An Encyclopedia page has a small photo of the tower viewed from across the Adige River and Ponte Pietra.

Photo of Cathedral and tower across the city rooftops

Photo of tower from beyond the apse of the cathedral

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 second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Cavadini bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the De Poli bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the fourth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Grassmayr bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Grassmayr 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.

   This page was built from the database on  5-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/03/26
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/03/26