tone colour

British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: tone.  the quality of a musical sound that is conditioned or distinguished by the upper partials or overtones present in it See also timbre

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Example Sentences

The LCD screens of the new iPads have been improved, however, including Apple’s True Tone colour and support for the P3 colour system, two features the basic iPad lacks.

From The Guardian

They will be available in contrasting black and red, brown and yellow, deep blue and light blue, and black tone on tone colour combinations, with polarized or mirrored lenses.

From Los Angeles Times

Padmore was fully alive to the subtleties of Schumann's word-painting without over-egging anything, giving precedence to the line and using his naturally melancholic tone colour to advantage.

From The Guardian

Alexei Ogrintchouk – already principal oboe at the Concertgebouw Orchestra when he won his BBT award in 2007 – harnessed a huge range of tone colour for Britten's Temporal Variations, ending with sustained notes that had a saxophone-like richness.

From The Guardian

Stockhausen's message – that melody, rhythm, harmony and tone colour were all aspects of vibration – held enormous appeal for him.

From The Guardian