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timbre
noun
(tim-bre)
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
Synonyms:
quality
,
timber
,
tone
,
Examples:
The timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely.
Words Related to
timbre
!
tone
,
quality
,
timber
,
sonority
,
vibrato
,
intonation
,
tonality
,
melody
,
pianissimo
,
octave
,
baritone
,
chromatic scale
,
pentatonic scale
,
falsetto
,
musicality
,
lilt
,
glissando
,
bass clef
,
alto
,
chromaticism
,
phrasing
,
contrabassoon
,
fortissimo
,
celesta
,
basso
,
inflections
,
altissimo
,
vocals
,
legato
,
sopranino
,
expressiveness
,
tremolos
,
diction
,
contralto
,
harmonics
,
woodwinds
,
semitone
,
dulcet
,
rasp
,
diminuendo
,
huskiness
,
quaver
,
portamento
,
harmonies
,
pizzicato
,
tessitura
,
spinto
,
cantabile
,
throaty
,
lyricism
,
vocalism
,
rubato
,
reedy
,
expressivity
,
soulfulness
,
basso profundo
,
ride cymbal
,
cadences
,
timpani
,
pianism
,
nasal twang
,
nasality
,
celli
,
keening
,
dissonances
,
passagework
,
syncopation
,
melodiousness
,
seraphic
,
arpeggios
,
chords
,
obbligato
,
violins
,
descant
,
euphony
,
fingerpicking
,
tone of voice
,
sibilant
,
reed instrument
,
tones
,
cadenza
,
tunefulness
,
warble
,
sound property
,
enunciation
,
ondes martenot
,
organ stop
,
trill
,
growl
,
basses
,
ballade
,
mozartian
,
virtuosity
,
earthiness
,
adagios
,
berceuse
,
crotchets
,
continuo
,
cor anglais
,
velvety
,
timbre
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