{{short description|Musical instrument}}
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The '''Klaxophone''' is a musical instrument created by American composer Henry Fillmore. Composed 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.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | access-date = January 13, 2015 | encyclopedia = OnMusic Dictionary | first = Ed | last = Schwartz | title = Klaxophone | url = https://dictionary.onmusic.org/terms/1876-klaxophone }}</ref> This piece featured the instrument mounted onto a table and powered by a car battery.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | access-date = June 13, 2007 | date = April 30, 2007<!-- | editor = James Henry Fillmore--> | first = Douglas D. | last = Anderson | title = The Hymns and Carols of Christmas | url = https://hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/Biographies/james_henry_fillmore_sr.htm }}</ref>
The Klaxophone is tuned to play along with a big band, presumably in the Trio and Break strain.<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 2023-11-18 | date = 2022-07-11 | language = en-US | title = The Klaxon by Henry Fillmore | url = https://windliterature.org/2022/07/11/the-klaxon-by-henry-fillmore | website = Wind Band Literature }}</ref>
== References ==
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