tone color

tone quality; timbre.

Origin of tone color

First recorded in 1880–85

Dr. Johnson ridiculed the idea of tone-color, as appearing in Pope's teaching that the sound should be "an echo to the sense."

English Verse |Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.
We shall use this poem to-day as a text for our study in tone-color.

Vocal Expression |Katherine Jewell Everts
Under the second head rime is considered simply as a form of tone-color, and as furnishing a part of the melody of verse.

English Verse |Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.
Next in this poem which affords such a wonderful study for tone-color we have the hautboy's message.

Vocal Expression |Katherine Jewell Everts

And now we must turn to our last point of discussion, tone-color.

Vocal Expression |Katherine Jewell Everts