Wailing Bells

The brilliant blast of sound penetrates the body and brings out the strength and attention within. Your awareness is set on edge as the ringing raises your ears into the stratosphere, and the whispering wail of a woman sends the sad and angry spirits scurrying far far away from you. Don't wait for someone to say you are ready to be recognized, put on the mantle of health and strut your stuff out into the light of the world. In the Western world, the most classical form is a church bell or town bell, which is hung within a tower and sounded by having the entire bell swung by ropes. In the Eastern world, the traditional forms of bells are temple and palace bells, small ones being rung by a sharp rap with a stick, and very large ones rung by a blow from the outside by a large swinging beam. The process of casting bells is called bellfounding or bellmaking, and in Europe dates to the 4th or 5th century. The traditional metal for these bells is a bronze of about 23% tin. Known as bell metal, this alloy is also the traditional alloy for the finest Turkish and Chinese cymbals. Other materials sometimes used for large bells include brass and iron. This sound uses the following file from Freesound: http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=100778