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timbre
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timbre /tim·bre/ (tam´ber) [Fr.] musical quality of a tone or sound.
timbre
[tim′bər]
Etymology: Fr
1 a characteristic sound quality of a voice or musical instrument, as determined by the harmonics of the sound.
2 a second metallic sound heard in aortic dilation.

timbre [tam´ber] (Fr.)
the musical quality of a tone or sound.


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Over the years I've discovered that in film a typical sound colour works far more than a typical melody or leitmotiv.
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