the timbre space of Grey and Gordon
					 (1978)

  • Dimension I: spectral energy distribution, from broad to narrow
  • Dimension II: timing of the attack and decay, synchronous to asynchronous
  • Dimension III: amount of inharmonic sound in the attack, from high to none
  • BN - Bassoon
  • C1 - E flat Clarinet
  • C2 - B flat Bass Clarinet
  • EH - English Horn
  • FH - French Horn
  • FL - Flute
  • O1 - Oboe
  • O2 - Oboe (different instrument and player)
  • S1 - Cello, muted sul ponticello
  • S2 - Cello
  • S3 - Cello, muted sul tasto
  • TM - Muted Trombone
  • TP - B flat Trumpet
  • X1 - Saxophone, played mf
  • X2 - Saxophone, played p
  • X3 - Soprano Saxophone
Reference:
Grey, J.M. (1975). An exploration of musical timbre. Ph.D. dissertation (Dept. of Music Report No. STAN-M-2, Stanford University, CA) (unpublished)