timber or timbre

You can build a house out of timber, but that quality which distinguishes the sound produced by one instrument or voice from others is timbre, usually pronounced “TAM-bruh,” so the common expression is “vocal timbre.”

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Definitions

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• n  the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
• n  a beam made of wood
• n  a post made of wood
• n  land that is covered with trees and shrubs
• n  (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

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• n  (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
  the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely

News & Articles

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• Timber Lake offers theater workshops for kids
  MOUNT CARROLL – Timber Lake Playhouse is offering a 1-day workshop for children ages 8 to 12 on July 13, and a weeklong theater immersion workshop for teens July 15-19.
  June 27, 2013 - SaukValley.com
• Timber Creek's Adonis Jennings commits to Rutgers
  Adonis Jennings, a senior wide receiver from Timber Creek, committed to Rutgers on Wednesday afternoon.
  June 26, 2013 - Philly.com
• Timber Lake Playhouse to offer theatre workshops in July
  MOUNT CARROLL — Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mount Carroll, will host its annual week-long theatre immersion workshop for teens July 15-19.
  June 24, 2013 - The Journal-Standard

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• Early Childhood Classes - Musikgarten - Musikgarten: Cycle/Seasons- Thurs 10:30(Session I)
  MUSIKGARTEN: CYCLE OF SEASONS (Ages 3 to 5 with parent/caregiver) Cycle of Seasons promotes musical as well as overall development and includes singing, rhythm, beat activities, movement exploration, listening, creating, playing instruments and listening to poems and stories. Musical concepts such as rhythmic and melodic patterns, tempo, dynamics and timbre are introduced and explored. Families ...
  June 11, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh
• Early Childhood Classes - Musikgarten - Musikgarten: Cycle/Seasons- Sat 10:30 (Session I)
  MUSIKGARTEN: CYCLE OF SEASONS (Ages 3 to 5 with parent/caregiver) Cycle of Seasons promotes musical as well as overall development and includes singing, rhythm, beat activities, movement exploration, listening, creating, playing instruments and listening to poems and stories. Musical concepts such as rhythmic and melodic patterns, tempo, dynamics and timbre are introduced and explored. Families ...
  June 11, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh
• Early Childhood Classes - Musikgarten - Musikgarten: Cycle/Seasons- Thurs 10:30(Session I)
  MUSIKGARTEN: CYCLE OF SEASONS (Ages 3 to 5 with parent/caregiver) Cycle of Seasons promotes musical as well as overall development and includes singing, rhythm, beat activities, movement exploration, listening, creating, playing instruments and listening to poems and stories. Musical concepts such as rhythmic and melodic patterns, tempo, dynamics and timbre are introduced and explored. Families ...
  June 11, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh