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A dictionary of musical terms, 1891
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3Kabaro. A small drum used by the Egyptians and Abyssinians.
4Kalamaika. A Hungarian dance.
5Kammer (G.) Chamber, e.g.: Kammer-concert, chamber-concert; Kammer-musik, chamber-music (q.v.); Kammer-ton, concert-pitch. [Chorton.]
6Kandele or Kantele. The ancient minstrel's harp of the Finns. Also, a species of dulcimer.
7Kanon. [Canon.]
8Kanonik. [Canonik.]
9Kanoon } (T.) A dulcimer. [Canun.]
10Kanun
11Kapelle (G.) A word formerly applied to a private band, but now used to denote any band; an orchestral band.
12Kapellmeister (G.) The leader or conductor of a band of music. [Capellmeister.]
13Keckheit (G.) Boldness, audacity, vigour.
14Keeners. Irish singing mourners, who were hired to howl at funerals.
15Kent bugle. A keyed bugle invented about the year 1814 or 1815 by James Halliday, and so called out of compliment to the Duke of Kent.
16Kerana or Kerrena. The name of the Persian horn, which is sounded at sunset and at midnight.
17Keras (Gk.) A horn. Originally, any instrument made out of the horn of an animal.
18Keren. A Hebrew trumpet.
19Kermangeh. An Arabian instrument of the fiddle class.
20Kern (G.) The language of an organ-pipe.
21Kessel (G.) The mouthpiece of a brass instrument.
22Kesselpauke (G.) A kettle-drum.
23Kettentriller (G.) [Catena di trilli.]
24Kettle-drums. Instruments formed of shells of copper or brass, over the top of which parchment is stretched. The ordinary drum of the orchestra.
25Key. (1) A mechanical contrivance for closing or opening ventages, as in flutes, clarinets, ophicleides, &c. (2) A lever which controls the pallets of an organ. (3) A lever which controls the striking apparatus of a key-stringed instrument. (4) The wrest or key used for tuning instruments having metal pegs. (5) The clef was originally called a clavis or key. (6) Key, in its modern sense, is the starting point of the definite series of sounds which form the recognised scale.
26Keyboard. The range of keys upon a pianoforte or organ, &c.
27Key-bugle. [Bugle.]
28Key-chord. The common chord of the tonic, e.g.: C, E, G is the key-chord of C.
29Key-note. The note which forms the starting point of the scale; the tonic; the doh.
30Key-trumpet. [Trumpet.]
31Khalil. The flute or oboe of the Hebrews.
32Kielflügel (G.) The wing-shaped harpsichord.
33Kin. A Chinese musical instrument, a sort of dulcimer.
34King. A Chinese instrument of percussion.
35Kinnor. One of the most ancient of the Hebrew string instruments, being the first mentioned in the Bible. It has been variously described as a small harp, a lyre, and a guitar. It was probably the last-named.
36Kintal. Small Indian cymbals.
37Kirche (G.) Church; as Kirchencomponist, Church composer; Kirchenmusik, Church music; Kirchenstyl, Church style.
38Kirchengesänge (G.) Sacred songs or psalms.
39Kissar. A Nubian guitar or lyre.
40Kit. A small violin used by dancing-masters because of its convenience for carrying in the kit or pocket.
41Kithara (Gk.) A portable lyre; played partly by the ends of the fingers, partly by a plectrum.
42Kitra. An instrument of the guitar kind, popular in Morocco.
43Klagend (G.) Mournfully, plaintively.
44Klageton (G.) Plaintive voice or tune.
45Klang (G.) Sound; quality of sound, timbre (F.)
46Klangboden (G.) Soundboard; resonance-box.
47Klangfarbe (G.) Quality of sound.
48Klanggeschlecht (G.) A kind or genus of sounds; as diatonisches, chromatisches, und enharmonisches Klanggeschlecht, the diatonic, chromatic, and enharmonic genera.
49Klangleiter (G.) A scale.
50Klappe (G.) The key of any wind instrument; a valve.
51Klappenflügelhorn (G.) Keyed bugle.
52Klappentrompete (G.) Keyed trumpet.
53Klavierauszug (G.) A pianoforte score.
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