They had arrived at the sweets stage, and Peckover was wondering whether it was the last apple-tart he was destined to taste, when a clangorous peal at the bell followed by a thundering knock at the door sent the diners' hearts into their mouths.
"A Poached Peerage"
William Magnay
He had a habit of smiting the keyboard, and massive chords, clangorous harmonies inevitably preluded his performances.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
Great flocks of clangorous birds, breasting the wind and hardly moving their wings, passed us in the midst of the fogs, petrels, divers, halcyons, and albatross, bound landwards, as though to show us the way.
"An Antarctic Mystery"
Jules Verne