Editing Carillon (section)

===Development===
The new instrument developed in the favorable conditions in the Low Countries during the 17th century. Bellfounders found increased financial and technological support as the region traded by sea through ports.{{sfn|Swager|1993|p=14}} Moreover, the political situation under [[Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy|Margaret of Austria]] and [[Holy Roman emperor Charles&nbsp;V]] brought relative wealth and power to cities.{{sfn|Rombouts|2014|p=74}} Carillons quickly became a fashionable symbol of civic prestige. Cities and towns competed against one another to possess the largest, highest-quality instruments.{{sfn|Rombouts|2014|pp=71, 73}} The demand was met by a successful industry of bellfounding families, notably the Waghevens and [[Vanden&nbsp;Gheyn]]s.{{sfn|Gouwens|2013|p=16}} Together, they produced over 50 carillons during the 16th and early 17th centuries.{{sfn|Swager|1993|p=12}} By 1600, the primitive carillon had become an established feature of the region.{{sfn|Swager|1993|p=12}}

[[File:Beiaard Lebuïnuskerk.JPG|thumb|alt=Tower with a carillon's bells visible through the windows.|A [[Pieter and François Hemony|Hemony]] carillon hangs in the tower of [[Lebuïnuskerk, Deventer|St.&nbsp;Lebuinus Church]] in [[Deventer]], Netherlands; it was cast in [[Zutphen]] in 1647<ref>{{cite web |title=NLDVNTSL |website=TowerBells.org |url=http://www.towerbells.org/data/NLDVNTSL.HTM |access-date=2021-05-19 |archive-date=2021-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519142436/http://www.towerbells.org/data/NLDVNTSL.HTM |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

A critical development for the modern carillon occurred in the 17th century, which involved a partnership between [[Pieter and François Hemony]] and [[Jacob van&nbsp;Eyck]]. The Hemony brothers were prominent bellfounders known for their precise tuning technique. Van&nbsp;Eyck was a renowned [[Blind musician|blind carillonneur]] of [[Utrecht]], who was commissioned by several Dutch cities to maintain and make improvements to their clock chimes and carillons. He was particularly interested in the sounds of bells. In 1633, he developed the ability to isolate and describe a bell's five main overtones and discovered a bell's partial tones can be tuned harmoniously with each other by adjusting the bell's thickness.{{sfnm|Price|1983|1p=219|Gouwens|2013|2pp=19–21}} The Hemony brothers were commissioned in 1644 to cast 19 bells for [[Zutphen]]'s {{ill|Wijnhuistoren|nl}} with Van&nbsp;Eyck as their consultant. By tuning the bells with the advice from Van&nbsp;Eyck, they created the first carillon by the modern definition.{{sfn|Swager|1993|pp=16–20}} According to carillonneur John Gouwens, the quality of the bells was so impressive that Van&nbsp;Eyck recommended casting a full two octaves, or 23 bells. This range has been considered the standard minimum range for carillons ever since.{{sfn|Gouwens|2013|p=20}} During the next 36 years, the Hemony brothers produced 51 carillons.{{sfnm|Price|1983|1p=219|Rombouts|2014|2pp=94–95}} Carillon culture experienced a peak around this time and until the late-18th century.{{sfn|"Carillon." ''Encyclopaedia Britannica''}}