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Learn About Timbre
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Learn About Timbre
Learn About Orchestration
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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.

VIDEOS

Discover videos and research presentations showcasing insights into timbre and orchestration.

EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS

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

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Latest publications in Timbre and Orchestration Writings
Timbre and Orchestration Writings
Virtual Acoustics in Joint Performance
Project Reports
Virtual Acoustics in Joint Performance
Project Reports
Project Reports
Close-Microphone Techniques for Capturing Individual Instruments in Ensemble Performances: an Acoustic and Perceptual Perspective    
Project Reports
Close-Microphone Techniques for Capturing Individual Instruments in Ensemble Performances: an Acoustic and Perceptual Perspective    
Project Reports
Project Reports
An Investigation of Choral Blending through Soundfield Capture, Acoustic Evaluation, and Perceptual Analysis Methods 
Project Reports
An Investigation of Choral Blending through Soundfield Capture, Acoustic Evaluation, and Perceptual Analysis Methods 
Project Reports
Project Reports
Orchestration as Form in Elisabeth Lutyens’s And Suddenly It’s Evening (1966) 
Amazing Moments in Timbre, Composition
Orchestration as Form in Elisabeth Lutyens’s And Suddenly It’s Evening (1966) 
Amazing Moments in Timbre, Composition
Amazing Moments in Timbre, Composition

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Bibliographies on various topics central to the study of timbre, orchestration, and music perception.
Bibliographies
Music Analysis
Music Analysis
Computer-Aided Orchestration
Computer-Aided Orchestration
Acoustics
Acoustics
Composers' Thoughts on Timbre
Composers' Thoughts on Timbre
Inharmonicity
Inharmonicity
Musical Form
Musical Form
Contrasts / Segmentation
Contrasts / Segmentation
Textural Stratification
Textural Stratification
Musical Texture (General)
Musical Texture (General)
Sequential Grouping
Sequential Grouping
Memory
Memory
Klangfarbenmelodie
Klangfarbenmelodie
Harmony / Timbre
Harmony / Timbre
Concurrent Grouping
Concurrent Grouping
Affect / Expression
Affect / Expression
Verbalization of Timbre
Verbalization of Timbre
Absolute / Relative Timbre
Absolute / Relative Timbre
Representations of Timbre
Representations of Timbre
Pitch – Timbre Interactions
Pitch – Timbre Interactions
Dynamics - Timbre Interactions
Dynamics - Timbre Interactions
General (Timbre)
General (Timbre)
Orchestration Treatises
Orchestration Treatises
The human voice in electroacoustic music and in extended vocal practices
The human voice in electroacoustic music and in extended vocal practices
Extended Techniques
Extended Techniques

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.
 
 
All Videos Repository
EduFilm 5 | Does Gender Have a Timbre?
EduFilm 5 | Does Gender Have a Timbre?
EduFilm 4 | Timbre and Cover Songs
EduFilm 4 | Timbre and Cover Songs
EduFilm 3 | Timbre and Culture
EduFilm 3 | Timbre and Culture
EduFilm 2 | Cross Modal Cameron
EduFilm 2 | Cross Modal Cameron

LEARN ABOUT ORCHESTRATION

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

ODESSA PROJECT

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

RESEARCH ENSEMBLES

A collaborative initiative where student composers and performers explore orchestration through research-creation projects.
 
 
Sidebars and Indexes
Instrumentation
Instrumentation
Chinese Orchestra
Chinese Orchestra
A Taxonomy of Orchestral Grouping Effects
A Taxonomy of Orchestral Grouping Effects
Cahiers d'orchestration | L'équilibre et le contraste dans la succession de scènes orchestrales
Cahiers d'orchestration | L'équilibre et le contraste dans la succession de scènes orchestrales
Object Stories Burkhard Beins 3/17/23 Object Stories Burkhard Beins 3/17/23

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