This sequence of five changes is used twice every hour as follows:įirst quarter, change 1. This generates five unique changes as follows: : 95 Įach of the five changes is played as three crotchets (quarter note) and a minim (half note) and are always played in the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The quarters consist of five changes, combinations of the four pitches provided by these quarter bells ( G ♯ 4, F ♯ 4, E 4, B 3) in the key E major. The Westminster Quarters are sounded by four quarter bells hung next to Big Ben in the Elizabeth Tower belfry in the Palace of Westminster. The quarter bells shown hung around Big Ben, December 1858
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