Music A-Level
Timbre
What Timbre means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The sharp, piercing and highly accented 'crack' produced by the technique, which cuts clearly through the texture of a jazz ensemble.
The quality of a drone's sound, which students describe along with its instrumentation.
Topics that use Timbre
- Area of study 3: Music for media - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 5: Jazz - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- added 6th
- Functional harmony
- Instrumental techniques
- Polyrhythm
- Sonority
- Tension and release
- Thematic development
- Timbral manipulation
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