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Whittington chimes is the name of a clock chime melody, also called ''St. Mary's''. The melody is usually the secondary chime selection for most chiming clocks, the first being the Westminster. It is also the one of the two clock chime melody that have multiple variation, the other being the ''Ave Maria'' chimes. ==Dick Whittington story== The customary English theater story, adapted from the life of the real Richard Whittington, is that the young boy Dick Whittington was an unhappy apprentice running away from his master, and heard the tune ringing from the bell tower of the church of ''St. Mary le Bow'' in London in 1392.〔(''The bells that made cockneys'' ) Howse, Christopher, ''Daily Telegraph'' 2007-09-22, accessed 2007-10-30〕 The penniless boy heard the bells seemingly saying to him "Turn again Dick Whittington". Dick returned to London upon hearing the bells where he went on to find his fortune and became the Lord Mayor of London four times. Whittington used the tune as a campaign song for his three returns to the office of mayor. A short version of the campaign song goes: :''Turn again Dick Whittington,'' :''Right Lord Mayor of London Town.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Whittington chimes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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