Editing Carillon (section)

==Etymology and terminology==
The word ''carillon'' is a [[loanword]] from French dating to the late 18th century. It is derived from [[Old French]] {{Lang|fro|carignon}} (an alteration of {{Lang|fro|quarregon}}) {{gloss|a set of four bells}}. The word {{Lang|fro|quarregon}} originates from Latin {{lang|la|quaternionem}} {{gloss|set of four}}; from {{lang|la|quater}} {{gloss|four times}}.{{sfnm|"Carillon." ''Oxford English Dictionary''||"Carillon." Merriam-Webster Online}} It is often stated that ''carillon'' may have referred originally to a set of four forestrike bells whose melodies announced the time signal of public hour bells,{{sfn|"Carillon." ''Oxford English Dictionary''}} but this is not confirmed by archival sources. There is convincing evidence that the term referred initially to the medieval custom of chiming on sets of four church bells by pulling the clappers by means of ropes.{{sfn|Rombouts|2014|pp=61–62|ps=: "The popular hypothesis that ''carillon'' initially was a forestroke of four bells is refuted by [evidence from the 1260&nbsp;CE [[Epic poetry|epic]] {{lang|dum|Van den vos Reynaerde|nocat=y}}]."}} In German, as well as using the French term, a carillon is sometimes called a {{Lang|de|Glockenspiel}} ({{literal translation|bells set|lk=yes}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Was ist ein Carillon? |trans-title=What is a Carillon? |language=de |publisher=Deutsche Glockenspielvereinigung e.V. |url=https://glockenspieler.de/was-ist-ein-carillon |access-date=2021-04-27 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225212429/https://glockenspieler.de/was-ist-ein-carillon}}</ref> This should not be confused with the identically named [[glockenspiel]], which itself is sometimes called a ''carillon'' in French.{{sfn|Del Mar|1983|p=407}} Dutch speakers use the word {{lang|nl|beiaard}}, which has an uncertain etymology.{{sfn|Rombouts|2014|p=62}}

A musician who plays the carillon is commonly called a '''carillonneur''' ({{IPAc-en|US|ˌ|k|ɛr|ə|l|ə|ˈ|n|ɜːr}} {{respell|KERR|ə|lə|NUR}}, {{IPAc-en|UK|k|ə|ˌ|r|ɪ|l|j|ə|ˈ|n|ɜːr}} {{respell|kə|RIL|yə|NUR}}{{sfn|"Carillonneur." Merriam-Webster Online}}), also loaned from French. It and ''carillon'' were adopted by English speakers after the introduction of the instrument to British troops following the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] in the 18th century.{{sfn|Price|1983|p=222|ps=: "The player of this unique keyboard is known in Flemish as a {{Lang|nl|beiaardier}} and in French as a {{Lang|fr|carillonneur}}, which last term was also adopted in English after the campaigns of [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough|Marlborough]] brought British troops on to Flemish soil and gave a British march to be chimed from Flemish towers."}} Though the word ''carillonneur'' literally refers to carillon players that are men, the French {{Lang|fr|carillonneuse}} to denote women is not used in English. Another common term is '''''carillonist''''', which some players of the carillon have wished to replace ''carillonneur'' because of the former's [[gender inclusivity]], simple spelling, and unambiguous pronunciation.{{sfnm|Barnes|2014|1p=41|Halsted|2012|2p=10}} In 2018, the World Carillon Federation adopted ''carillonist'' as the preferred term for its communications.{{sfn|Ng|Lewis|2020|p=1}}