Hand tolling revival at Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers in Spain aims to restore rich history and symbolic significance of church bells.
Church bells in Spain are ringing again, thanks to an effort to recover the "lost language" of ringing by hand. Xavier Pallàs and his students at the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers in Joanetes are trying to revive the dwindling art of tolling by hand and communicating through different sequences, tones, and rhythms. Mechanical tolling devices have flattened the bells' dynamic songs and muted their messaging powers over the past century. The resurgence of hand-tolled church bells aims to restore their rich history and symbolic significance.
July 07, 2024
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