Taxonomy of Orchestral Effects Related to Auditory Grouping

Examples of Orchestral Grouping Effects

Concurrent Grouping

• Blend

  • Timbral Augmentation

  • Timbral Emergence

• No-Blend

  • Timbral Heterogeneity

Sequential Grouping

• Integration

  • Stream Integration

  • Surface Texture

• Segregation

  • Stream Segregation

  • Stratification

Segmental Grouping

• Timbral Contrasts

  • Timbral Shifts

  • Timbral Echo

  • Timbral Juxtapositions

  • Antiphonal Contrasts

  • Sectional Boundaries

• Timbral Progression

  • Orchestral Gestures

    • Gradual Addition

    • Sudden Addition

    • Gradual Reduction

    • Sudden Reduction