Cambridge Quarters

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Cambridge Quarters is an alternative name for the Westminster Quarters, the famous clock chime melody used by Big Ben and many other clocks worldwide.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cambridge Quarters canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clock chime melody ⓘ
musical sequence ⓘ
associatedWith Big Ben chimes ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Palace of Westminster ⓘ
characterizedBy four distinct melodic phrases ⓘ
repetition and permutation of phrases ⓘ
use of four notes of a major scale ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Cambridge Quarters ⓘ
Westminster Quarters ⓘ
hasCulturalRole iconic sound of London ⓘ
symbol of traditional clock chimes ⓘ
hasFunction marking each quarter hour ⓘ
signaling the time acoustically ⓘ
hasPart first quarter chime sequence ⓘ
full-hour chime sequence ⓘ
half-hour chime sequence ⓘ
three-quarter chime sequence ⓘ
influenced design of other clock chimes ⓘ
notableFor association with Big Ben ⓘ
widespread adoption on clocks worldwide ⓘ
usedBy Big Ben ⓘ
linked to: Great Bell

Elizabeth Tower clock ⓘ
many longcase clocks ⓘ
many tower clocks worldwide ⓘ
many wall clocks ⓘ
usedFor audible time indication ⓘ
public timekeeping ⓘ
usedIn clock chimes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westminster Quarters → alsoKnownAs → Cambridge Quarters ⓘ
Westminster Quarters → hasAlternativeName → Cambridge Quarters ⓘ
subject linked to: Cambridge Quarters