tone colour
the quality of a musical sound that is conditioned or distinguished by the upper partials or overtones present in it: Often shortened to: tone See also timbre (def. 2)
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How to use tone colour in a sentence
The clarina has been found more practical and more effective in producing the desired tone-colour.
The seed from which our modern wealth of harmony and tone colour sprang was the perfect major triad.
Critical & Historical Essays | Edward MacDowellThe suggestion, at the beginning, of the rising sun, is a mighty example of the overwhelming power of tone-colour.
Edward MacDowell | Lawrence GilmanCertain brief scenes in Verdi's opera are Egyptian in tone colour.
The Complete Opera Book | Gustav KobbThe movement is long, thoughtful, and no less apt in invention than rich and glowing in tone-colour.
Musical Criticisms | Arthur Johnstone
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