Le campane di Ravenna - Cattedrale della Resurrezione

Ravenna - Via Battistero - Metropolitan Cathedral and Minor Basilica of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Parish of San Giovanni in Fonte Four bells in D3, tuned in the augmented 4th Doric scale: D3 -15/100 = Marco Antonio Baldini of Roncofreddo, 1807 F3 -28/100 = Giacinto Landi of Imola, 1658 G#3 -8/100 = Giulio Scaramelli of Ravenna, 1769 A3 -24/100 = Angelo Balestra of Longiano, 1825 The ancient cathedral of Ravenna was built, thanks to Bishop Orso, following the move of the capital of the Western Roman Empire from Milan to Ravenna in 402; It was consecrated on April 3, 407. The early Christian building was later demolished and in its place, between 1734 and 1745, the current Baroque-style cathedral was built, designed by the Rimini architect Giovan Francesco Buonamici. Although it had only recently been completed, Cosimo Morelli had to intervene with restoration between 1772 and 1744. The neoclassical elliptical dome, by Pistocchi, dates back to 1780-1782 and replaces the previous octagonal one. The beautiful cylindrical bell tower, 35 meters high and dating back to the 10th century, is the only building to survive the demolition of the early Christian cathedral (along with the Neonian Baptistery). Inside its bell chamber, four large bells are mounted on a massive, ancient wooden frame. These bells were once rung manually using the "Bolognese" ringing system, in the "beam" variant. Bell ringing activity was practiced here (as throughout Ravenna) probably until the advent of the Second World War. The bells are currently stopped and rung via an electro-beater system. La Grossa, with nominal note Re3-15, was cast in 1807 by Marco Antonio Baldini of Roncofreddo (FC), weighs approximately 1500 kg. and has a diameter of 136.9 cm; it bears the following inscriptions: "ANTONIUS CODRONCHI CORNELIEN ARCHIEP RAVEN NAPOLEONIS I RAVENA ITAL MAGNUS ELEMOSJNARIUS CORONAE FERREQUES TORQUATUS ILLIS QUOS PREASENTISSINOS HABUIT LUGDUM PATRONS IN CURANDA ECCLESIAE LIBERTATE HAEL HERA NUNC CONSECRAT" - "MARCUS ANT. BALDINI RONFRIGIDO FUNDEBAT AN. D. MDCCCVII". The latter is the largest bell currently recorded by the aforementioned founder. The Mezzana, with nominal note Fa3-28, was cast in 1658 by Giacinto Landi of Imola (BO), weighs approximately 830 kg and has a diameter of 107.2 cm; it bears the following inscriptions: "OVA MITEM SAEVIENS IGNIS DISSOLVERAT IDEM LUCAS TORRIGIANUS ARCHIEP. PRINCEPS ET C.A.C. SUBNOMINES S. APOLLINARIS ET VITALIS REFECTAM HABUIT FABIO ZANCHO I.V.D. CAN. ARCIM. CONSOL. A. MDCLLVIII" - "HIACINTUS DE LANDIS IMOL FUNDEBAT". The Mezzanella, with nominal note Sol#3-8, was cast in 1769 by Giulio Scaramelli of Ravenna, weighs approximately 500 kg. and has a diameter of 93.1 cm; it bears the following inscriptions: "D.O.M. IN HONOREM SS ANTONII PA ET SAVINI EP. ET M. ANTONIIUS CANTONI ARCHIEP ET P.R. DICABAT A MDCCLXIX" - "OPUS IULII SCARAMELLI RAVENNAE". The Piccola, with nominal note A3-24, was cast in 1825 by Angelo Balestra from Longiano (FC), weighs approximately 450 kg. and has a diameter of 81.8 cm; it bears the following inscriptions: "ANTONIUS EX COMITIBUS CODRONCHI ARCHIEP IS OPUS ET PRINCEPS INJURIAM TEMPORUM REPANS RENOVAM ET NOMINE SANCTORUM URSI ET SEVERI ORAVIT. CANONICO FRANCISCO GUAGNANNI CIMELI ARCA ANNO MDCCCXXV" - "ANGELUS BALESTRA LONGIANI FUNDEBAT". Analysis: A3 435 Hz; 1/100th of a semitone ÷ 1/200th of a tone Chapters: 00:00 I 00:38 The Bell Tower, the Belfry, and the 4 Bells January 3, 2023 Enjoy the show :-) Giacomo:    / @giacomolacascia   Nicolò:    / @nicotosstoss9060   Giorgio:    / @giorgiochiletti5486