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Timbre and Orchestration Resource
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Learn About Orchestration
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ABOUT the TOR

Learn more about how this site is designed to support the analysis, creation, and teaching of timbre and orchestration.

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An international transdisciplinary partnership researching timbre and orchestration.

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WRITINGS

Explore peer-reviewed articles and essays advancing the study of timbre and orchestration.

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EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS

Publications by the Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of Orchestration Project.

 

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Bibliographies on various topics central to the study of timbre, orchestration, and music perception.

 
 
 

LEARN ABOUT TIMBRE

Learn about timbre with resources for all levels—explore, understand, and deepen your knowledge.

TEACHING TIMBRE TOPICS

Access modular teaching materials on timbre, encompassing definitions, analysis, and practical applications.

TIMBRE COURSE SYLLABI

Find syllabi from leading educators to guide teaching and learning in timbre studies.

ACTOR EDUFILMS

A series of short films, suitable for all audiences, on compelling and mystifying timbre and orchestration topics.

 
 

LEARN ABOUT ORCHESTRATION

Explore resources to deepen your understanding of orchestration, from techniques to expressive possibilities.

ORCHESTRAL RECORDINGS (ODESSA)

Multitrack recordings of orchestral excerpts, analyzing the effects of instrumental distribution on sound, space, and acoustics.

RESEARCH ENSEMBLES (CORE)

A collaborative initiative where student composers and performers explore orchestration through research-creation projects.

 
 
 

ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS

Learn more about the instruments of the Western orchestra.

INSTRUMENTS OF THE CHINESE ORCHESTRA

Learn more about the instruments of the Chinese orchestra.

 
Clarinet: Spectral Analysis — Vashawn Arora
Clarinet, Woodwinds Links 7/17/21 Clarinet, Woodwinds Links 7/17/21

Clarinet: Spectral Analysis — Vashawn Arora

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“For this project, I will conduct spectral analysis of Bb clarinet multiphonics and other extended techniques and create an online resource to encourage a productive discourse regarding a pedagogical/educational and conceptual outlet for contemporary techniques.”

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Contrabass: Academic Bass Portal
Contrabass, Strings Links 7/17/21 Contrabass, Strings Links 7/17/21

Contrabass: Academic Bass Portal

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"A site conceived as a research tool for the collection, dissemination and the advancement of the cumulative double bass knowledge. The goal of this portal is to provide the world’s most comprehensive double bass bibliography in a format that is always current, accessible and upgradeable."

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Oboe — A Brief History of the Oboe — Danny Cruz
Oboe, Woodwinds Links 7/17/21 Oboe, Woodwinds Links 7/17/21

Oboe — A Brief History of the Oboe — Danny Cruz

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“The oboe is a staple of Western art music and the most distinct solo sound in the orchestra, but cultures around the world have been using soprano double reed instruments for music production for millennia.”

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Oboe — Baroque oboe — Grinnel College
Oboe, Woodwinds, Baroque Links 7/17/21 Oboe, Woodwinds, Baroque Links 7/17/21

Oboe — Baroque oboe — Grinnel College

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Grinnel College Musical Instrument Collection
“The Baroque oboe is an end-blown conical-bore double-reed aerophone in use in Europe since the 17th century. The replica Baroque oboe pictured and discussed on this page is modeled on surviving instruments from roughly 1690-1790.”

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Oboe — Shawm — Grinnel College
Oboe, Woodwinds, Shawm Links 7/17/21 Oboe, Woodwinds, Shawm Links 7/17/21

Oboe — Shawm — Grinnel College

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Grinnel College Musical Instrument Collection
“The shawm in use in Europe during the Medieval and Renaissance periods is an end-blown conical-bore double-reed aerophone. The instrument pictured here is a modern replica of shawms used in the 14th century or earlier, as reconstructed from iconographic sources.”

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Saxophone: The computerized repertoire of multiphonics — Quasar
Saxophone Links 7/17/21 Saxophone Links 7/17/21

Saxophone: The computerized repertoire of multiphonics — Quasar

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“The saxophone is an instrument with a tone somewhere between a brass instrument and a woodwind. The sax is a must in all types of music from jazz, to classical, to pop, when a smooth and bright sound is called for.”

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Violin: Acoustics — Royal Institute of Technology
Violin, Strings Links 7/17/21 Violin, Strings Links 7/17/21

Violin: Acoustics — Royal Institute of Technology

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“Acoustics for violin and guitar makers.”

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Violin: Acoustics — UNSW Music Acoustics
Violin, Strings Links 7/17/21 Violin, Strings Links 7/17/21

Violin: Acoustics — UNSW Music Acoustics

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“A vibrating string can produce a motion that is rich in harmonics (different frequencies of vibration). Bowing the string not only allows a range of expressive techniques, but also supplies energy continuously and so maintains the harmonic richness”

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