in 2006 located in Klaipėda, Liepų str. 16, located in the square tower of the Central Post Office, 42 m high, erected in 1893.
The first bell-ringing device was a carillon that operated in Klaipėda, manufactured at the then East German Apolda bell factory. The old bells were entrusted to Klaipėda University for safekeeping by Klaipėda City Municipality under the contract. The scientific institution intended to hang them in its tower, but it later turned out that this could not be done due to the poor condition of the tower's supporting structures. The bells were stored unsuccessfully - 6 of them (weighing tens of kilograms each) were stolen. The new carillon was poured in 2006. In Holland, at the Royal Eijsbouts Bell Foundry. The inauguration of the new Klaipėda carillon took place in 2006. Christmas. The masters of the "Virmaldos" (Lithuania) company also contributed to the installation and tuning of the instrument.The Klaipėda carillon consists of 48 new smooth profile bronze bells with a range of four octaves. The heaviest bell has a diameter of 1,163 mm and a mass of 903 kilograms. The diameter of the lightest bell is 182 mm, weight - 10 kg. The total weight of the bells is about 5,095 kg.Since the installation of the instrument, international carillon music festivals have been organized. Giedrius Kuprevičius and Julius Vilnonis (Kaunas), Malgorzata Drziewiecka (Poland), Jane O. Lauridsen (Denmark) and Jo Haazen (Belgium) have performed in Klaipeda in recent years.
Mindaugas Urbaitis, Zita Bružaitė, Vladas Švedas, Julius Vilnonis, Dalia Kairaitytė, Algimantas Kubiliūnas, Antanas Jasenka, Zita Bružaitė, Algirdas Klova, Giedrė Pauliukevičiūtė, Vidmantas Bartulis, Viktor and Giedrius Kuprevičiai, Kęstutis Kačinskas, Tatjana Voronina (Petersburg) wrote special pieces for the carillon. , Marta Iračkova (Czech Republic) and others.Klaipėda carillon in 1987 installed in 1893 in the tower of the Klaipėda Central Post Office. The carillon was made and built by the masters of the bell foundry in Apolda (Germany) according to the design of Peter Schilling. The carillon consists of 48 chromatically matched bells cast from a special alloy (78% copper and 22% tin). The keyboard range is 4 octaves, from c1, d1 to c5.The weight of the largest Kristupas bell is 900 kg, the smallest - 15 kg. The total weight of the bells is 6800 kg; with all structures about 10 tons. The bells were decorated with figured reliefs by H. Erlingas (Weimar) according to the project of A. Kliševičius.Musical bells are used to perform works by masters of polyphony, Western European classics and Lithuanian composers, written especially for this instrument. Since the installation of the instrument, international carillon music festivals have been held, where, in addition to the bells from Klaipėda, guests from Kaunas, as well as from Denmark, Germany, Holland, France, Belgium and Poland performed music.in 2006 September 17 the last concert of the old carillon took place. After that, the bells were dismantled and work began on the installation of a new carillon made by Royal Eijsbauts (Holland). One of the old bells got into Katyčia St. The bell tower of the Chapel of the Virgin Mary of Care (was donated).
The new Klaipėda carillon was cast in 2006. In Holland, at the Royal Eijsbauts bell foundry. It consists of 48 new smooth profile bells with a range of four octaves. The heaviest bell f1 has a diameter of 1163 mm and a weight of 903 kilograms. The diameter of the lightest f5 bell is 182 mm, weight - 10 kg. The total weight of the bells is about 5095 kg. They were cast from high-quality bell bronze, the composition of which provides the necessary tone for both small and smallest bells, as well as high-frequency bells. Each bell has a quality sound and timbre not only in its tone structure, but also in combination with other bells.The people of Klaipeda heard the sound of the new bells for the first time in 2006. Christmas.
