The Paradox of Timbre

Fales proposes a theory of timbre that addresses its role in the larger sensation of musical sound. There are three characteristics of timbre that contribute to its role in music: a link to the external world, a primary instrument of perception, and as an unconscious parameter of musical phenomena.

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Published in:Ethnomusicology 2002, Vol.46 (1), p.56-95
Main Author: Fales, Cornelia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic data
Aesthetics
Africa
Anthropologists
Auditory perception
Bias
Burnett, Charles
Cogan, Robert
Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore
Conceptualization
Ethnology
Ethnomusicology
Folk music
Instrumental music
Music
Musical perception
Musical styles
Musical timbre
Musicians
Musicology
Paradoxes
Perception
Songs, folk songs
Sound
Sound pitch
Timbre
Vocal music
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Summary:Fales proposes a theory of timbre that addresses its role in the larger sensation of musical sound. There are three characteristics of timbre that contribute to its role in music: a link to the external world, a primary instrument of perception, and as an unconscious parameter of musical phenomena.
ISSN:0014-1836
2156-7417
DOI:10.2307/852808