Cassaro goes on to remark that "in all genres, Bach's works display both structural clarity and a subtle use of instrumental timbre."

What bothers them specifically - though they are often unable to poinpoint their complaint - is the alteration of vocal and instrumental timbres.

Miss Lam has written a melodrama to be acted out in instrumental timbre.

To this listener, the truthfulness of instrumental and vocal timbres proved convincing as well as addictive.

But in terms of instrumental timbres and spatial perspective, their tendency is to go subtly awry.

Thus it is no accident that his quartets show a fine grasp of instrumental timbre and technique.

Ellington's boundless inventiveness and his ear for instrumental timbre rang endless changes on such a basic blueprint.

Changing a line's texture would alter the instrumental timbre from plucked to bowed.

With my industry-standard Sound Blaster 16 card, few of the instrumental timbres even resemble real instruments.

For him, instrumental timbres were not casually replaceable; they made specific statements, precise expressions of emotion.