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timbrally en · ADV

Etymology

From timbral + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) With regard to timbre.
    • Perimeter Drive explores the potential for a single instrument to function timbrally, harmonically, and rhythmically as a multiple resource. 1984, Carol Gertrud Isaac, Three compositions: Perimeter drive, A quartet, Shot?, page v:
    • The first represents the degree of variation of successive harmonic peaks in the spectrum (this would indicate a timbrally rich music); the second, the relative strength of a tonal centre (e.g. a stable, predictable music); and the third, the degree of minor-to-major tonality, so that a higher value is ‘more major’ (see [30 ], p. 112, 127, and 129). 2015 December 8, “Colour Association with Music Is Mediated by Emotion: Evidence from an Experiment Using a CIE Lab Interface and Interviews”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: