Acoustic guitar

Quotes describing the timbres of the acoustic guitar, extracted from various orchestration treatises. The list of descriptors is adapted from Wallmark (2019).

bright

“The f-hole guitar uses the same tuning as the classic guitar, but its strings are metal and the sound is much more incisive and bright.” Blatter, 1997, p. 280

incisive

“The f-hole guitar uses the same tuning as the classic guitar, but its strings are metal and the sound is much more incisive and bright.” Blatter, 1997, p. 280

muddy

“Complex sonorities on the 6-string can become hopelessly muddy on the 12-string.” Blatter, 1997, p. 281

rich

“Simple chords on the 6-string guitar become rich and warm sounding on the 12-string.” Blatter, 1997, p. 280

warm

“Simple chords on the 6-string guitar become rich and warm sounding on the 12-string.” Blatter, 1997, p. 281