“The plainchant was delivered faultlessly, and gave a flavour of the complementary timbres of the male voices.”

“The timbre of her voice added a soothing and melodic quality to the song.”

“The timbre and quality of its resonance had a lingering delicate quality, which communicated nuances of infinite variety.”

“Acting as his lyre, he has two obbligato bass viols which creates a series of remarkable timbres.”

“Here its unearthly timbres lend yet more sense of dislocation to many of the textures in the opera.”

“The strings of a prepared piano are doctored with paper clips, rubber strips, nuts, bolts, and paper so that they produce new tones and timbres.”