Klangfiguren (klang'-fi-goo'-ren) Ger

n., plu. Substitution of clangs, a clang being Sound figures: the symmetrical fig a composite musical tone, that is, a ures formed by strewing fine, dry sand fundamental tone with its accompany on a vibrating plate of wood or gla . ing tones. Klangvertretung is a term By the vibration, sand is to ed to the used in modern harmony referring to lines or points of perfect or com para the special meaning which a given tive rest. These figures are also called tone po e es according to its relanodal figures or Chladni's figures, tions to the chord or key in which it having been invented by Chladni. is found. Thus each tone may form an Klanggeschlecht ( klang'-ge-shlekt' ) e ential part of six different chords. Ger. n. For instance, C may be the major Literally, a kind of sound: a mode root of the C major chord, the or scale; a genus, a term used by the major fifth _ of the F major chord, ancients to show the scales according the major third of the Ab major chord, to which they divided their tetrachord; the minor root of the F minor a group of four tones used as a stand chord, the minor fifth of the C minor ard, and corresponding to the modchord, the minor third of the A ern use of the scale. minor chord. Hence the e ential Klanglehre musical meaning of C would depend The theory(klang' of -la'-re) sound; Ger. n. science of upon the particular chord in which it acoustics. was used. Klangleiter (klang'-li-ter) Ger. n. Klappe (klap'-pe) Literally, Ger. key a flap: the n. or valve of Literally, sound-ladder: the scale, wind instruments. which is built up one tone above another. Klappenfliigelhorn (klap'-pen-flii'-gel- Klanglos (klang'-los) Ger. adj. horn') Ger. n. Soundle , mute. Keyed bugle; a bugle fitted with 306 287 Kleinegedacht Klap pen flugelhorn keys. The bugle was formerly called Klavierharfe (kla-fer'-har-fe) Ger. n. Fliigelhorn from a use to which it A piano-harp. See also Klaviaturwas at one time put. One huntsman harfe. was always stationed to watch in the Klavierhoboe (kla-fer'-ho-bo'-e) Ger. Flugeln or paths through the wood in n. order that he might give a signal on An harmoniphon: an instrument the horn at the approach of game. consisting of a small case in which are arranged a set of free reeds. It is Klap pen horn (klap'-pen-horn') Ger. n. furnished with a small keyboard, and Keyed horn; a horn fitted with keys. wind is supplied to the reeds from the