Music GCSE
Instrumentation and timbre
What Instrumentation and timbre means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Instrumentation and timbre
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Electronic and sampled sounds are heard alongside acoustic instruments, and electronic timbres shape the sound.
Topics that use Instrumentation and timbre
- Area of Study 4: Fusions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Bhangra as a named fusion genre
- Fusion becoming an established genre
- Salsa as a named fusion genre
- Texture
- Cultural roots and combination of traditions
- Fusion
- Fusion of African, Celtic and Western popular styles
- Layered texture and groove construction
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