Klaxophone

The Klaxophone is a musical instrument created by American composer Henry Fillmore. Made of twelve car horns, it was created for use in his march The Klaxon: March of the Automobiles, which was composed in 1929 for the 1930 Cincinnati Automobile Show.[1] This piece featured the instrument mounted onto a table and powered by a car battery.[2]

The Klaxophone is a brace of noisy devices tuned to play along with the band, presumably in the Trio and Break strain.[3]

  1. ^ Schwartz, Ed. "Klaxophone", OnMusic Dictionary. Accessed January 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Anderson, Douglas D. "James Henry Fillmore", The Hymns and Carols of Christmas, April 30, 2007. Accessed June 13, 2007.
  3. ^ "The Klaxon by Henry Fillmore". Wind Band Literature. 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2023-11-18.