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ˈklangfarbe
ˈklangfarbe n. 
/ˈklæŋfɑːbə/ [ < German farbe, colour] musical quality of a note, timbre, ‘clang-tint’ (see clang n. Compounds).
/ˈklæŋfɑːbə/ [ < German farbe, colour] musical quality of a note, timbre, ‘clang-tint’ (see clang n. Compounds).ΘΚΠ
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timbre1849
colour1866
clang-tint1867
klangfarbe1867
tone-colour1881
voicing1936
1867 J. Tyndall Sound iii. 118 An assemblage of tones, such as we obtain when the fundamental tone and the harmonics of a string sound together, is called by the Germans a Klang. May we not employ the English word clang to denote the same thing..and may we not..add the word colour or tint, to denote the character of the clang, using the term clang-tint as the equivalent of Klangfarbe?
1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms Klangfarbe,..quality of sound, timbre.
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