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Learn About Orchestration
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Learn more about how this site is designed to support the analysis, creation, and teaching of timbre and orchestration.

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An international transdisciplinary partnership researching timbre and orchestration.

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WRITINGS

Explore peer-reviewed articles and essays advancing the study of timbre and orchestration.

VIDEOS

Discover videos and research presentations showcasing insights into timbre and orchestration.

EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS

Publications by the Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of Orchestration Project.

 

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Bibliographies on various topics central to the study of timbre, orchestration, and music perception.

 
 
 

LEARN ABOUT TIMBRE

Learn about timbre with resources for all levels—explore, understand, and deepen your knowledge.

TEACHING TIMBRE TOPICS

Access modular teaching materials on timbre, encompassing definitions, analysis, and practical applications.

TIMBRE COURSE SYLLABI

Find syllabi from leading educators to guide teaching and learning in timbre studies.

ACTOR EDUFILMS

A series of short films, suitable for all audiences, on compelling and mystifying timbre and orchestration topics.

 
 

LEARN ABOUT ORCHESTRATION

Explore resources to deepen your understanding of orchestration, from techniques to expressive possibilities.

ORCHESTRAL RECORDINGS (ODESSA)

Multitrack recordings of orchestral excerpts, analyzing the effects of instrumental distribution on sound, space, and acoustics.

RESEARCH ENSEMBLES (CORE)

A collaborative initiative where student composers and performers explore orchestration through research-creation projects.

 
 
 

ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS

Learn more about the instruments of the Western orchestra.

INSTRUMENTS OF THE CHINESE ORCHESTRA

Learn more about the instruments of the Chinese orchestra.

 

 

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Unveiling Timbre in Musical Interpretation: Insights from Acoustical Analysis and Synthesis
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Sallis, F., Bertolani, V., Burleis, J., & Zattra, L. (2020). Live Electronic Music. Routledge.

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Wollman, I., Arias, P., Aucouturier, J. J., & Morillon, B. (2020). Neural entrainment to music is sensitive to melodic spectral complexity. Journal of Neurophysiology, 123(3), 1063-1071.

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Saitis, C., Weinzierl, S., von Kriegstein, K., Ystad, S., & Cuskley, C. (2020). Timbre semantics through the lens of crossmodal correspondences: A new way of asking old questions. Acoustical Science and Technology, 41(1), 365-368.

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Esling, P., Masuda, N., Bardet, A., Despres, R., & Chemla-Romeu-Santos, A. (2020). Flow synthesizer: Universal audio synthesizer control with normalizing flows. Applied Sciences, 10(1), 302.

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Noble, J., Bonin, T., & McAdams, S. (2020). Experiences of Time and Timelessness in Electroacoustic Music. Organised Sound, 25(2), 232-247.

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Noble, J., & McAdams, S. (2020). Sound mass, auditory perception, and ‘post-tone’music. Journal of New Music Research, 49(3), 231-251.

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Preschoolers’ crossmodal mappings of timbre
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Wallmark, Z., & Allen, S. E. (2020). Preschoolers’ crossmodal mappings of timbre. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 1-7.

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