[shrill flute plays] the particular combination of overtones that you hear gives each Musical Instrument its own sound. [single note played on various instruments] you could play a note say a g on a guitar, and you could play that same note on a flute. The fundamental frequency of the note, the g, is the same, but the timbre is not. And what makes the timbre is the mix of the overtones that you hear along with the fundamental note. [choir sings] leek timbre for me is the very essence of a particular sound and the way that it can be developed or changed in its smallest part so that it becomes something else. It can be a very pure sound like for instance, ohhhhhhh, which is, in a timbre, is very pure, and if we start applying Different Things to it, for instance, we can change the timbre of the sound by just changing the way that we create the sound. Ohhhhaaaahh. And in fact, what i was doing was actually just opening up the vowel sound to explore the harmonic makeup of that sound. [ligh
Was provided by the Annenberg Cpb project. [middle eastern violin music] [we three kings played on saxophone] male narrator what is it that distinguishes the sound of one instrument or voice from another . [ensemble playing turkish music] what accounts for the infinite variety of sounds that can be produced . [airy flutelike music] the quality of sound of instruments and voices are influenced by a number of factors that taken together produce what is called tone color or timbre. [sticks clacking] [cultural music montage] [playing buzzing and whirring sounds on a jewsharp] brown timbre is tone quality, you know, when you listen to a sound, when you listen to a musical note, you hear several things. [throaty singing] you hear the basic note, but you also hear some overtones. You hear some other sounds that are generated. [shrill flute plays] the particular combination of overtones that you hear gives each Musical Instrument its own sound. [single note played on various instruments] you c
Miss america you are and the miss america you always will be this morning her reaction and the odd answer to a surprising question posed to this years winner. An nbc news exclusive, the prison worker who admits to befriending and helping two convicted murderers escape tells how she got in, in her words, over her head. Youre in deep trouble at this point. Yes, i am. You didnt go to anyone. Who could i tell . Joyce mitchells first and only interview today, monday, september 14, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, welcome to today on a monday morning. Over the last couple of months a lot of people have asked the question how could a woman who seemed like a normal wife and mother end up at the center of one of the most talked about prison breaks in decades . So much has been said about her, but weve never heard from Joyce Mitchell. How she got into this incredible situation. Your sitdo
Under 30 minutes. Investigators say the terrorists used encrypted texting apps to keep their plots secret. sot Timothy Murphy its caused a huge blindspot for intelligence agencies and Law Enforcement to actually get insight into what theyre doing. Natsin retaliation for the violence french warplanes began hitting isis targets in the syrian stronghold of raqqa sunday. obama sot the killing of innocent people based on a twisted ideology is an attack not just on france, not just on turkey, but its an attack on the civilized world. President obama and World Leaders gathered at the g20 summit in turkey are vowing to intensify their response. In part by sharing more intelligence information. Jonathan vigliotti cbs news paris. 3 that search is going on now. But get this. French officials said a fefekey suspects related to these terror attacks were questioned just hours after the bombing. Then they were released. 3 later today. Our sister station. W j l a. Is hosting a town hall meeting online
[airy flutelike music] the quality of sound of instruments and voices are influenced by a number of factors that taken together produce what is called tone color or timbre. [sticks clacking] [cultural music montage] [playing buzzing and whirring sounds on a jewsharp] brown timbre is tone quality, you know, when you listen to a sound, when you listen to a musical note, you hear several things. [throaty singing] you hear the basic note, but you also hear some overtones. You hear some other sounds that are generated. [shrill flute plays] the particular combination of overtones that you hear gives each Musical Instrument its own sound. [single note played on various instruments] you could play a note say a g on a guitar, and you could play that same note on a flute. The fundamental frequency of the note, the g, is the same, but the timbre is not. And what makes the timbre is the mix of the overtones that you hear along with the fundamental note. [choir sings] leek timbre for me is the very