timbre words

["R. Parncutt" <psa03@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Has anyone ever carefully/systematically asked orchestral musicians to
describe the sound of their own instrument or other instruments (open-ended
questionnaire or interview, standard qualititative procedure) to find what
words they use spontaneously to describe timbres?
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Richard Parncutt, Lecturer in Psychology of Music and Psychoacoustics,
Unit for the Study of Musical Skill and Development, Keele University.
Post: Dept of Psychology, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, GB.
Tel: 01782 583392. Email: r.parncutt@keele.ac.uk. Fax: 44 1782 583387.