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Kent Bugle
A wind instrument generally made of copper, with cup-shaped mouthpiece, furnished with keys. Keraulophon [from Gr., keras, horn; aulos…
Kettle-drum
A half-sphere of copper, the head made of vellum, which may be tightened or loosened by means of screws or braces. The kettle-drum is the…
Key
(1) A series of sounds forming a major or minor scale. See Scale. (2) A piece of mechanism by means of which the ventages of certain wind…
Keynote
The sound or letter with which any given scale begins; tonic. See Scale. Kinderscenen (Ger.) (kin-der - stsa - nen).
Kirchenton
Kellogg, Clara Louisa. Singer; U. S. A. Kerl, J. C. (kerl). Composer, organist; Bavaria. B. 1628; d. 1690.
Key-signa- English
C-major A-minor C dur A moll Ut majeur La mineur Do maggiore La minore } Natural key. # G-major G dur E-minor E moll Sol majeur Mi mineur…
Kalamaika (ka-la-my-ka) – Klavierauszug
A Hungarian dance; rapid time. Chamber.
Klaviermässig
Kittl, J. F. Organist; Bohemia. B. 1806; d. 1868. Kjerulf, Halfdan (keeroolf, hofdan). Composer; Norway. B. 1815; d. 1868. Klein, Michel R…
Knee-stop
A lever controlled by the knees of the performer, used in the harmonium or cabinet organ either to operate the swell or to put on or off…
Kräftig (Ger.)
Kontski, A. de (kont-skee). Composer, pianist; Poland. B. 1817. Kontski, Appolinaire. Violinist; Poland. B. 1825; d. 1879.
Kurz (Ger.) (koorts)
Kurz und bestimmt. Short and emphatic. Kyrie [Gr., Lord]. The first word of the mass; used as a name for the first division.