timbre
Example Sentences
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In her best quotable moments, she seamlessly infuses her sometimes shrill timbre with a dash of Southern drawl.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
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
For Mr. Lopatin, associations of timbre with history and memory are the essence of his art.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
"We have that same timbre but I've had to work on the way he speaks."
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025
Although these exercises were developed for children with special needs, they are highly applicable in developing crucial musical listening skills and for helping children recognize categories of music, instruments, and timbre of sounds.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing timbre
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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