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The Westminster Quarters were originally written in 1793 for a new clock in Great St Mary's, the University Church in Cambridge. There is some doubt over exactly who composed it: Joseph Jowett , Regius Professor of Civil Law , was given the job, but he was probably assisted by either John Randall (1715–1799), who was the Professor of Music ...
Quarter bells are the bells that the clock mechanism strikes on each passing quarter of the hour. Often, as in the case of Big Ben , a different tune is played for each quarter. This enables people to be able to tell the time, without actually having to be within sight of the clock face.
In the case of clock towers and grandfather clocks, a particular sequence of tones may be played to distinguish between the hour, half-hour, quarter-hour, or other intervals. One common pattern is called "Westminster Quarters," a sixteen-note pattern named after the Palace of Westminster which popularized it as the measure used by Big Ben.
The midi file cannot be downloaded from the article page at all. T.E. Goodwin 08:33, 5 February 2007 (UTC) Works for me. HairyWombat 04:11, 19 February 2008 (UTC) The article states they're in E, which is correct, but the MIDI file plays in another key. It ought to be consistent, or have an explanation as to why it is not.
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The Westminster Quarters are commonly programmed to chime the hour and its divisions, along with musical selections. The musical score is stored on media which can typically be changed or expanded. [3] Systems may also provide a keyboard or console. This allows a musician to operate the instrument in a manner similar to the way a traditional ...