Libra Solenni (1997 - 1,2,3,4,5) - Ħal Lija Kristu s-Salvatur - Jum l-Erwieħ Kollha - 5 Qniepen

Subscribe - https://goo.gl/A13Jg5 Playlist - Church of Christ the Saviour - Bells Recordings - https://cutt.ly/ieohOTC Interior's Parish Church - Photography - https://cutt.ly/ceohAyz ------------------------------------------------------------- Libra Solenni - Qabel il-Quddiesa Kantata - f'Jum l-Erwieħ Kollha - 1997 Funeral Peal - Before the High Mass - All Souls Day - 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------ In this recording, you shall hear bells sounding Si3, Sol3, Re3, Si2, and Sol2. The twin belfries of Lija contain a set of 5 bells all cast by John Taylor of Loughborough England in 1946. The largest bell weighs almost 4.5 tons and is one of two bells sounding the same note and also cast by Taylor. The other bells are found at the Cathedral Church Victoria Gozo -cast in 2003. This set of bells is considered to be cast on a semi-heavy profile meaning that the bells are not light in weight in comparison to the bells cast by Barigozzi which are much lighter in weight. All the bells are mechanically tuned from the inside and all bells are hung fixed to their headstocks and therefore ringing is achieved by manually swinging the clapper to strike the soundbows of the bells. This set of bells is the first set of bells ever to be cast by John Taylor for Malta - it was the first set of large mechanically Taylor-Simpson tuned bells for Malta and is considered by many to be the finest set of bells on Malta. The bells themselves sound wonderful which is aided by the fascinating setting of the church and also by the rather rigorous restrictions imposed by the church authorities that specify nothing short of excellent quality bellringing which is a tribute to Maltese bellringing and the John Taylor bell foundry itself. The weight of bells; 284kg 525kg 1290kg 2040kg 4340kg ------------------------------------------------------------- Photo - The Facade Parish Church Audio - Cassette Recording - Ruben Farrugia Media Production © 2020 / 1997 Copyright Rayden Mizzi, Ruben Farrugia & Robert Cassar ------------------------------------------------------------- #LijaBells #MaltaCulture #RaydenMizzi