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Re: Color vs Quality, Timbre and Texture

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-11-20 19:29

I believe you are more correct in the subtler uses of those words. However, once you step off the curb into subjectivity there are no hard definitions. I recall some heated debate years ago (and maybe even more recently) on this Board over what was a "dark tone" vs. "bright tone" complete with examples over which folks took completely opposing sides.

Funny story:

I once cobbled together a piano player and cellist to do a movement of the Brahms Trio for an Army recital. During rehearsal the cellist asked regarding a specific section, "What color do you want?" I wanted to say "orange" but thought better of it and just said that what he just did was fine.

..............Paul Aviles

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