timbre

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Emma Grimsley’s soprano had the necessary brightness and coloratura flexibility for Manon, but her monochromatic timbre missed the character’s pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Led by the subject matter, he started singing more, his dewy-eyed timbre adding emotional depth to the fragmented, impressionistic soundscapes.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Wilkins, who lends Barack Obama a smoky timbre as seductive as the patented sounds of Teddy Pendergrass and Marvin Gaye.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

But Jones’ timbre perhaps gave voice to something universal, a sound to nobility and resplendence.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

Children are able to discern the timbre of a sound from a very young age, including the vocal timbres of peers, relatives, and teachers, as well as the timbres of different instruments.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin