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  2. Timbre - Wikipedia

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    In music, timbre (/ ˈtæmbər, ˈtɪm -, ˈtæ̃ -/), also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone. Timbre distinguishes different types of sound production, such as choir voices and musical instruments. It also enables listeners to distinguish different ...

  3. Violin acoustics - Wikipedia

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    The sound may be described as a combination of a fundamental frequency and its overtones, which cause the sound to have a quality that is individual to the instrument, known as the timbre. [16] The timbre is affected by the number and comparative strength of the overtones (harmonics) present in a tone.

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    timbre The quality of a musical tone that distinguishes one tone from another time In a jazz or rock score, after a rubato or rallentendo section, the term "time" indicates that performers should return to tempo (this is equivalent to the term "a tempo") tosto Immediately tranquillo Calm, peaceful trattenuto (tratt.)

  5. Music-specific disorders - Wikipedia

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    Definition. The term "agnosia" refers to a loss of knowledge. Acquired music agnosia is the "inability to recognize music in the absence of sensory, intellectual, verbal, and mnesic impairments". [11] Music agnosia is most commonly acquired; in most cases it is a result of bilateral infarction of the right temporal lobes.

  6. Violin technique - Wikipedia

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    A man playing the violin. It is possible to play the violin holding it in a variety of ways. Most players hold the lower bout of the instrument between the left shoulder and the jaw, often assisted by a semi-permanently attached chinrest and detachable shoulder rest. If held properly under the chin, the violinist can let go of the instrument ...

  7. Timbral listening - Wikipedia

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    The composition of timbre-centered music in the nomadic communities of Tuva involves mimicry of sounds heard in the environment. Timbral listening is a fundamental component of listening to, understanding and being able to correctly perform this music using vocal techniques such as throat singing "khoomei" and harmonic producing instruments such as the jaw harp, bzaanchy, shoor, qyl qiyak, qyl ...

  8. Harmonic series (music) - Wikipedia

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    Harmonic series (music) Harmonics of a string showing the periods of the pure-tone harmonics (period = 1/frequency) A harmonic series (also overtone series) is the sequence of harmonics, musical tones, or pure tones whose frequency is an integer multiple of a fundamental frequency. Pitched musical instruments are often based on an acoustic ...

  9. What Causes Aphonia (Loss of Voice)? - AOL

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    Stress, trauma, extreme fear, and severe anxiety can sometimes cause you to lose your voice, especially if you lose your voice when an underlying condition isn't the cause of your aphonia. People ...