About this title: The carillon, a tower instrument, and the largest musical instrument in the world, is for the first time brought to the general reading public. With England's Child, Jill Johnston has written a book of compelling subject matter, extraordinary writing, at once scholarly and personal. A portrait of the author's enterprising father, bellfounder Cyril Johnston, one of two Englishmen who introduced the carillon to North America in the early 20th century, puts a personal gloss on this tantalizingly unknown instrument. The author has intertwined her circumstances and motivations in writing the book, ...
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Natl Book Network
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780932274717ISBN:0932274714
Description: New. Story of the carillon, the world's largest musical instrument; biography of author's father, bellfounder Cyril Johnston who introduced the carillon to North America in early 20th century. Author has intertwined her birth circumstances and motivations... read more
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"I hoped this would tell me something about casting big bells, but instead I learned a lot about the author, and a little about her father, who seems to have been a successful business man but not a craftsman. Gossipy and ill organized."
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