Pitch and timbre: Definition, meaning and use

Journal of New Music Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 104-115

  Houtsma, A J M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33751550802     PISSN: 09298215     EISSN: 17445027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09298219708570720     Document Type: Article

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