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When a musical instrument’s body vibrates it does so in halves, thirds, fourths, and so on. These divisions of a vibrating body produce what are known as Harmonics.
So whether it is a string or brass instrument, it is the relative strength and unique combinations of the Harmonics that produces not only Tone, but also timbre.
Timbre (pronounced TAM-ber) is the unique voice or quality an instrument has. It’s what differentiates the sound of one instrument from another.
Timbre makes it easy to identify an instrument by its “sound.”
In today's music environment, electronics makes it possible to artificially change the Timbre of one instrument and give it the quality or character of another.
Another difference between noise and tone is that notes either do or do not share harmonics with each other. If they share many harmonics, then they are considered consonant (pleasant sounding).
But if they share few or no Harmonics, they are considered dissonant. Two or more sounds are considered dissonant, especially when they heavily clash or vibrate out of tune with each other.
In some music traditions and genres of music note relationships that clash heavily or vibrate out of tune with each other are sometimes desirable qualities.
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