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Examples of Timbral Emergence:

Sustained

Punctuated

Stable Timbral Emergence:

Debussy, La Mer, i, mm. 9–17: the English horn is doubled at the octave by a muted trumpet.

Stable Timbral Emergence, ex.1

Audio Excerpts

Debussy’s La Mer:

Audio excerpt 1 is extracted from the full orchestral context, and just has the English horn and the muted trumpet

Timbral Emergence, ex. 1: English horn plus muted trumpet
OrchPlayMusic: Debussy, La mer, i, mm. 9–17
Timbral Emergence, ex. 1: English horn plus muted. Full musical context
OrchPlayMusic: Debussy, La mer, i, mm. 9–17

Transforming Timbral Emergence:

Schubert, Symphony 9, iv, 37-89

Audio Excerpts

Transforming Timbral Emergence, ex. 1
Schubert, Symphony 9, iv, 37-89

Punctuation Blend:

Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, iv, .m. 17.

Punctuation Blend, Timbral Emergence, ex. 1. Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, iv, m. 17

Audio Excerpts

Punctuation Blend, Timbral Emergence, ex. 1
OrchPlayMusic: Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, iv, m. 17


Punctuation Blend:

Beethoven, Symphony no. 7 in A major, i, mm. 124–127

Punctuation Blend, Timbral Emergence, ex. 2. Beethoven, Symphony no. 7 in A major, i, mm. 124–127

Audio Excerpts

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Beethoven, Symphony no. 7 in A major, i, mm. 124–127
Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan, Deutsche Grammophon