What is the timbre of this soloist’s voice? What is the texture of the piece?
Two voices, two different timbres. The tenor voice is that of Paul Robeson’s pianist, Lawrence Brown.
What is the timbre here?
What about here?
How would you compare and contrast the timbres of these three ensembles?
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