Klage (kla'-khe) Ger. n

Lamentation. From the German word klang, sound. A sort of shorthand system Klagegedicht n. (kla'-khe-ge-dikht') Ger. of indicating the formation of chords, An elegy; a funeral song. invented by the German musician, Riemann. In his system he does not Klagelied (kla'-khe-lef) Ger. n. reckon the interval from the base, but A song of mourning, an elegy. from the principal tone of the chord. klagend (kla'-khent) Ger. adj. Major intervals are designated by the Grieving, plaintive. Arabian numerals, and minor inter- Klageton (kla'-khe-ton') Ger. n. vals by the Roman. Major and minor Mournful tone; plaintive melody. are also abbreviated -(- and 0» respec- Klangboden (klang'-bo-din) Ger. n. tively, thus: C + means C major. The Sounding-board, or sounding-board sign indicates board in a musical instrument for the lowering it a semitone.