Vehicle horn of vehicle horns are used by percussionists as sound effects, or even melodically, in musical works. For example, George Gershwin's 1928 orchestral work "An American in Paris" calls for the use of 4 taxi horns. György Ligeti's opera "Le Grand Macabre" features two "Car Horn Preludes" scored for 12 bulb horns, each one tuned to a specific pitch. Klaxon is a trademark for a brand of electromechanical horn or alerting device. Mainly used on cars, trains and ships, Klaxon horns produce an easily identifiable sound, often transcribed onomatopoeiacally in English as "ahoooga." Like most mechanical horns, the klaxon has largely
Sound the Alarm (Saves the Day album) producer. After recording wrapped up in October, the band immediately undertook a 47-date US tour. "Sound the Alarm", along with the later records "Under the Boards" (2007) and "Daybreak" (2011) form a trilogy whose theme is self-discovery. In January 2006, the band re-signed with independent label Vagrant Records. After touring with Circa Survive and Moneen in spring 2006, "Sound the Alarm" was released in April. The album's release was preceded by the two songs—"The End" and "Shattered" —being made available for streaming. "Sound the Alarm" has received generally favorable reviews with a number of reviewers commenting on Conley's vocals. The