Vinoo Alluri

"How do we define timbre in music?" => "The way it sounds".
"Identifying a band is just the way they sound. It sounds like this band.
- Or related to the genre: this is hiphop. All you need is a second to identify.
- Or related to emotion?" (McGill Univ., Montréal, juillet 2018).

Timbre : « the way music sounds »
Timbre : generally corresponds to the study of isolated sounds

Two types of abstractions

• Low level: adjective, descriptors
• High level: artist, style, mood

Three dimensions of timbre analysis:

• Wealth (Fullness)
• Energy (Activity)
• Eclat/clarity (Brightness)