What is Tone Color? (Timbre)

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[@sqrt2167]

How is there not a comment which says: *Like if your teacher made you watch this*

[@cricketwithricky]

Mine made me watch it

[@cooperdavis9663]

2:20 the trumpet definitely fits with the style of music better than the violin

[@smartwerker]

it depends on the "style" in which the violin is played as with the HIT SONG "OVERNIGHT CELEBRITY" by Twista

[@yohannag.7097]

This is the perfect video to help me get an A+ in my music class😁

[@UnderstandingMusic]

I hope so, and thank you for commenting! :)

[@jawanjames6502]

Same😂😂

[@jamesh625]

Wow, your composition sounds like something straight out of Over the Garden Wall!

[@jaywoods4066]

James Hortle I wish he would release the full version of the song

[@jaywoods4066]

James Hortle and I agree, I instantly thought of over the garden wall

[@robbieclark7828]

Over the garden wall, two little lovebirds *pftt* cuckoo to you! Keep them mowin’ blades sharp!

[@gregoryhenry8464]

I prefer the trumpet version

[@melmothmelmoth]

Obviously, you're not stupid! Everyone knows trumpet is the BEST!! haha

[@datGuy0309]

I liked the trumpet, but as a trumpet player I’m biased. I think it sounded to classical though and the player should have put a little more blues type musicality in it though.

[@aliciagamez4087]

okay..

[@francescopagnini6230]

Explained in a easy way to understand. The comparison with painting is perfect. Thank you for this video :)

[@giannatocalifeee_yt6946]

I mean I think all the persons who are here are because of music class

[@tomasserrano2710]

No, I for example study music independently

[@giannatocalifeee_yt6946]

@@tomasserrano2710 then why are u here?

[@TallMasked0NE]

Online school anyone?

[@OlaftheGreat]

Modern popular music is currently lacking in all timbre.

[@lanainmydreams]

Every voice/sound has a timbre

[@JJLemire]

I prefer the trumpet for your theme, more character. Professor, are you planning something like sonata, symphony, or particular piece, like a specific symphony or a concerto, like Brahms' symphonies.

[@pjsamith]

Exceptional video. Reading about tone color in Copland's book left me scratching my head. This video makes it crystal clear and I thank you. Well done!

[@UnderstandingMusic]

Thank you!

[@TJ.Turner]

But why is Timbre pronounced Tambur?

[@eyre_]

'Timbre' may be pronounced 'tam-burr' in the US, but pretty much everywhere else in the English speaking world (except for possibly Australia - I'm not sure about them) uses the original French pronunciation 'Tahm-bruh' (that's not a perfect phonetic spelling but it's pretty close). Good video, though explaining it in terms of modern sound synthesis techniques and the theoretical work of Robert Moog could have made it clearer. Also, nice composition!

[@kettle2293]

Australia was TIMber when I was growing up.

[@kamsvision]

So Tambre is just accents for instruments?

[@htscottone9600]

Thank you. You are a very good teacher. I have played guitar for many years. Your series of video's has filled in many gaps in my musical knowledge. Very interesting. At one time in my journey I said, I wish I had the internet when I was younger. Why wish? One never stops learning.

[@-taecup-6158]

I have an assessment coming up and this really helped me!! This video was great!

[@oscarkaiser8173]

Sana Nasir yes sir me tooo this guy is great

[@WhiskyJapan]

Growing up in Western Canada it was always pronounced TIM ber.

[@nathandavis3002]

I had always thought it was pronounced tom-bruh or tam-bruh. as if it were french. Is this in any way correct? tam-ber just sounds so ugly

[@shadowsetlover]

Ha! ME too!! :D

[@yejianyue]

Nope his pronunciation is fine. This word, timbre is from French. So your assumption of "as if it were French" IS correct. It should sounds like French.

[@samuelcolt1505]

I always said "Timber"

[@jamie6524]

Nathan Davis it is actually pronounce tam-bruh. He is pronouncing it incorrectly. Well maybe Forrest where he lives, but the correct pronunciation is tam-bruh. Not tam-ber.

[@Kleo3392]

It is French, but now we’re speaking English. Technically none of them are correct if by correct you mean “how it would be pronounced in French”. They’re all Anglicized approximations.

[@SharockoRAZR]

So does every instrument have its own unique timbre? Is the timbre what identifies the type of instrument you're using? (not really an expert on music or anything just curious)

[@Toothyc4nine]

Thank you so much this helped a lot with my music class❤️

[@UnderstandingMusic]

Glad to hear, and hope you continue to do well in your classes!

[@kivvx4134]

it's going down i'm yelling timbre!!

[@petervier]

nice video, though the sound of your voice recording seems a little thin. what mic do you use?

[@janglestick]

i enjoyed your music, and your demonstration of timbre, especially the mixing of the two. it's strange how it always evokes a sense of meaning, but quickly becomes overused and causes people to literally turn away. which of the two did you use? perhaps you can stick a cheaper mic out into the traffic and subtract it out yourself

[@clxdyluv7673]

thank you, for explaining it it really helped me understand this. this video helped for my music assessment! :)

[@zerotwo5789]

I am only watching this for school #B O R I N G

[@TheFerretofEarth]

So different color have different sounds?

[@ההואמשם]

Somebody try a-432hz?

[@_AIAH_]

Is anyone here because of Seinfeld? In Season 3 Episode 16 around the 11:18 mark, George asks Jerry why he didnt tell him that a woman he was hooking him up with had such great Timbre. An argument than ensues between the two of them, "Is it Timbre or Tambre?" Thanks for settling this one for me.

[@plolochufu]

I'll learn everything but I'll never call it tam bre

[@williamyelverton-music7072]

Some subscribe to the definition of 'vocal timbre' as Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass... isn't this a misnomer? What defines 'soprano' is the vocal pitch range, not the timbre/tone color. Text definition for timbre = "the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity, the quality given to a sound by its overtones" Pitch range may affect timbre but timbre is distinct and independent of pitch range. (For example the timbre of 2 singers in the tenor range can be totally different). Timbre alone does not define a vocal tenor. So why do some people define 'vocal timbre' as Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass? Isn't this really a misnomer?

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[@arturoaguilar9029]

Very fucking cool.

[@MiserableLittleDoomGoblin]

2:20 Composer: "I was trying to decide between violin and trumpet to play the melody." Viola players: 😥

[@kahmorastimemanagement6096]

I've always pronounced it as timbré (TEEM-brée) and I'll pronounce it like that.

[@janthorne9993]

His pronunciation is wrong.

[@kahmorastimemanagement6096]

@@janthorne9993 Really? How is it pronounced?

[@jessicabecause3717]

Both tamber and timber are fine to use. The fact is about as useless as knowing how to pronounce gif. There's an original pronunciation but both words have evolved too much for anyone to care.

[@paulbarham1038]

Informative👍 Thank you.

[@UnderstandingMusic]

Appreciate it, and thank you for commenting! Be sure to check out my other content and subscribe if you haven't already :)

[@vanilla5576]

Does the trumpet sound in orange while the violin sound in violet? Does tone color refer to specific colors or just describes the form of the sound?

[@vanilla5576]

@@UnderstandingMusic Thank you sir :D i just craved for visible colors but it's clear to me now. I can actually recognize tone colors and compare them but I didn't know they are tone colors. Thank you!

[@Noodles1771]

Great video but for a conversation about musical color I can't not comment (with love) on how hissy and crap your mic is. :P

[@LFSPharaoh]

Ironic, I had to turn down the volume because the higher trebly noises from your mic bothered my ears. Otherwise good video.

[@UnderstandingMusic]

Sorry about that. I now have a much better one.

[@skzpikapika]

Thank you, ive watched like 4 different videos on timbre but this one was the easiest to understand

[@UnderstandingMusic]

Awesome! And thank you for the comment :)

[@hz6612]

woow! thank you !! this is wisdom !

[@andy4dude]

so timbre or colour is the original or natural sound quality of a voice or an instrument. Pls correct me if i am wrong. Thanks for ur precious information❤️👍

[@UnderstandingMusic]

Basically, yes, it is quality of a sound that makes it unique. It is why you recognize a person without seeing him/her if you hear his/her voice - their voice is unique to them. It is why two different singers sound different even if they sing identical notes and why a choir sounds different than a solo singer. If you would like any more explanations, feel free to ask, and I hope my content helps you.

[@Smood47]

You didn't actually say what tone colour / timbre is.

[@Politickticktickin]

@@UnderstandingMusic That's too general and unspecific bro

[@Paklite455]

I’m an Audio Engineering student and this explained Timbre really well. Very easy to understand and I love the examples you gave

[@nisakornquispe3964]

I like your videos!🤠

[@KaeshES]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6WqdnedoL-feZo - what is the music at this point. Its so niceee. (Can someone tell me how to do the time thing. Thx!)

[@Pontiki1977]

background music=bad idea

[@amandajenks8868]

Thank you for posting! We are studying this right now, and it's a great addition to what is already written in the text.

[@UnderstandingMusic]

Glad it helped, and hope my other videos can assist you as well :)

[@Alex-di8ti]

Very interesting about the philosophy behind tone color. When I listen to music, in my minds eye I see different shades and textures of grey and silver

[@deathshead357]

That is called synesthesia. When you hear notes as colours. Jimi Hendrix was the same.

[@moonchild708]

synesthesia 😉 i have it, too, but not grey and silver

[@alfiemassie7974]

Created using powtoon!

[@flybeep1661]

I learned nothing about tone color. All this vid did was show examples of instruments and stating they have different timbres (not even assigning an adjective to for example sharp or bright). This teaches nothing.

[@UnderstandingMusic]

I will be happy to explain it in another way. What question(s) do you have? The video does provide a definition for tone color

[@Frobbl]

What is the difference between timbre and pitch though? I mean I kinda hear the difference but can't explain it at all.

[@Frobbl]

Thank you! I think I understand, especially after playing around a bit with both.

[@IndigoBassNotes]

thick rich indigo Bass

[@ArielLorusso]

Timber can be describes as amplitud and phase of the Main frequency multiple. And there is also Atack, Decay, Sustain, Release whit that you can sintetizase instruments

[@felixsoban1805]

GG

[@Alex1611AD]

But how does it work?

[@avaya7396]

You've explained that different instruments produce different timbre, everyone knows this. I was expecting some detail - explain what brightness, darkness, softness, loudness is which are analogous to hue, saturation and brightness in real colour. I'm not really sure what was explained here that people couldn't figure out; that a drum sounds different to a violin? This is the equivalent of someone doing a video on standard colour and displaying red, green and blue and saying these are different colours.

[@pjr-asian-art-songs]

This video was designed for a specific age range (i.e. children). But to go into a little bit about what you are after involved elements of spectral analysis, comparing overtone profiles of different instruments, identifying which partials are shared, which ones are missing and the amplitude in each instance. This subject can get rather complicated and is often studied and probably best suited in music degree programs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIOkiX5qhrB9Z7M kzbin.info/www/bejne/en-uknybaLuHr5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2mshahmeqaGgpY kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5aopKOHa5J6sM0 Hope some of the above videos help explain it a little clearer for you.

[@Mekratrig]

Then why isn’t it spelt tambre?

[@kingnamor7777]

Thank you for explaining in greater detail. It helps with my music class in college.

[@UnderstandingMusic]

Glad it helped, and feel free to ask questions in the comments as well.

[@osi9567]

What an excellent video!

[@hectorfox6484]

But you didn't explain WHICH colors go with WHICH sounds! For someone with synesthesia, this video is interesting but also kinda confusing.

[@yennaaah_7880]

Same here, it's what I'm looking for.

[@heathstjohn6775]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[@The_Field_Journey]

amazing man

[@bibickiy]

the composition sounds like banjo-kazooie

[@Ryker3]

Thank you!!

[@xmqciie]

good job

[@christinetorres8059]

hi nelson :)

[@bpassion4fashion581]

Thank you so much . This was a great and clear explanation.

[@binaryglitch64]

What's the difference between tone and tone color... I click from a search for the difference between key, tone, and pitch... you seem articulate music concepts in a way I can understand, so I am going to look for videos on your channel. If I don't fine them, than could someone direct me to them or videos on other channels that also articulates very explicitly. If/When I do find them, I'll edit this comment accordingly. [EDIT] If like me your also wondering, here is a video covering it (well mostly) from this very channel: Titled "WHAT IS SOUND" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5eZfH19jqx-ba8

[@clairesepter2725]

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[@magpie7427]

great video!

[@aliyakamil-pb1pw]

0:23 - 0:27 0:28 0:30 2:30 2:38 2:45 3:00

[@linarogus7168]

I love the song but i wish he could do it more also i will try to compare pls comment me guys!

[@thewitchfindergeneral4015]

Why does this video’s music feel like it was made for toddlers...

[@julianaalcantara2155]

butt how come....or it really is and do

[@meiiyomi]

Nice video! But how do you use timbre to define music? Do you use adjectives? What kind? Like when someone asks "What is the tone color of this piece of music?".

[@meiiyomi]

Chris Wright Thanks! This helped me understand timbre more. ^^

[@meiiyomi]

Chris Wright Oh and btw, is it okay to give two ir more adjectives to desciribe a piece of music by using timbre? For example: a piece of music where it is mostly using the voice of many people, and the sound is sort of "rough". But although the voices were rough, they produced some sort of mellody. So, is it fine if I define the music piece's timbre as "rough but melodic"?

[@meiiyomi]

Chris Wright Oh okay, Thanks!

[@robertosanzcalle6724]

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@xaladrez7811]

SaCrILiGeOuS blue violin

[@MawoDuffer]

If your song repeats the same melody many times then you need multiple counter melodies on different timbres for a person to change and listen too.

[@clr360raj9]

THATS SO WEIRD THE VIOLIN WAS PINK THE TRUMPET WAS ORANGE BUT WHEN MIXED TOGETHER IT CREATED LIGHT BLUE WHAAAAAAAAAAT

[@Not2Ebrosgames]

Wow thanks for this vid it's useful to my assignment

[@MeeZyStudioZ]

Tammberr

[@makonexuz9960]

Trumpet melody name please

[@denzmadden]

Thank you

[@Alec_Collins78]

Fidelity is in recording, not in orchestra Vs any other group.

[@ayakmajok8337]

Wow, I had never known this is what composers do! Thanks for this knowledge.

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🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕

[@lollipop1108]

We watched this in class

[@KingsleyMusicLessons]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@budyiskandar5166]

.......

[@Bruno-hd9qo]

Another good example of color in music is Well Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach when played on the piano It's some kind of trend now a days. I liked a lot.

[@zigstar91]

this actually helped with my music class

[@UnderstandingMusic]

Glad to hear! Thank you for commenting :)

[@zigstar91]

@@UnderstandingMusic :)

[@Ryker3]

This helped me in my band class!!!

[@UnderstandingMusic]

So glad to hear! Thank you for commenting.

[@ivanduke]

should have used clarinet

[@milagritostristan8270]

Could be translated into Spanish

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Hi Laura

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Hey sabrina

[@akilegna1255]

+Maddalena Ram hi

[@Ccthorn9333]

I dond like dis vid

[@ultimatesurvivor2014]

Thank you so much it helped me a lot to understand what tone color is!

[@twiglet2214]

Shiver me timbres Jim lad - that was very helpful and the tone colour view is easily accessible as a concept to help understanding. Thank you.

[@UnderstandingMusic]

You are welcome!

[@HughJNess-ly6er]

ive been pronouncing it TIM-bray this whole time....

[@tristanlee3185]

nice video

[@pikolovesolivia3693]

Timbre can also be pronounced as: taum-brah. 😄😆😝😍

[@alexmwesa]

Excellent