LINKTV Deutsche Welle Journal October 18, 2013
[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 ...